Impact of genital warts on health related quality of life in men and women in mainland China: a multicenter hospital-based cross-sectional study
Field | Value | Language |
dc.contributor.author | Shi JF | en_AU |
dc.contributor.author | Feng XX | en_AU |
dc.contributor.author | Zhang LQ | en_AU |
dc.contributor.author | Li J | en_AU |
dc.contributor.author | Li XL | en_AU |
dc.contributor.author | Yang Y | en_AU |
dc.contributor.author | Niyazi M | en_AU |
dc.contributor.author | Xu AD | en_AU |
dc.contributor.author | Liu JH | en_AU |
dc.contributor.author | Xiao Q | en_AU |
dc.contributor.author | Li LK | en_AU |
dc.contributor.author | Kang DJ | en_AU |
dc.contributor.author | Wang XZ | en_AU |
dc.contributor.author | Qiao YL | en_AU |
dc.contributor.author | Qi SZ | en_AU |
dc.contributor.author | Wu HY | en_AU |
dc.contributor.author | Liu YC | en_AU |
dc.contributor.author | Sun LJ | en_AU |
dc.contributor.author | Li L | en_AU |
dc.contributor.author | Li Q | en_AU |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2123/30408 | |
dc.description.abstract | ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Information on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of patients with genital warts (GW) in populations in mainland China is still limited. The aim of the study was to use a generic instrument to measure the impact of genital warts on HRQoL in men and women in this setting. METHODS: A multi-centre hospital-based cross-sectional study across 18 centers in China was conducted to interview patients using the European quality of life-5 dimension (EQ-5D) instrument; respondents' demographic and clinical data were also collected. RESULTS: A total of 1,358 GW patients (612 men, 746 women) were included in the analysis, with a mean age of 32.0 +/- 10.6 years. 56.4% of the patients reported some problems in the dimension of Anxiety/Depression (highest), followed by Pain/Discomfort (24.7%) and Mobility (3.5%). The overall visual analogue scale (VAS) score of the study population was found to be 65.2 +/- 22.0, and the EQ-5D index score was found to be 0.843 +/- 0.129 using Japanese preference weights (the Chinese preference was unavailable yet). Patients with lower VAS means and EQ-5D index scores were more often female, living in urban area, and suffering multiple GW (all p values <0.05), but the values did not differ notably by age (p values >0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The HRQoL of patients with GW was substantially lower, compared to a national representative general population in China (VAS = ~80); the findings of different subgroups are informative for future GW prevention and control efforts | en_AU |
dc.publisher | BMC Public Health | en_AU |
dc.subject | analysis | en_AU |
dc.subject | China | en_AU |
dc.subject | Cross-Sectional Studies | en_AU |
dc.subject | Female | en_AU |
dc.subject | methods | en_AU |
dc.subject | Quality of Life | en_AU |
dc.subject | Women | en_AU |
dc.title | Impact of genital warts on health related quality of life in men and women in mainland China: a multicenter hospital-based cross-sectional study | en_AU |
dc.type | Article | en_AU |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1186/1471-2458-12-153 | |
dc.relation.other | The study was funded by MSD China | en_AU |
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