Health Utilities Index Mark 3 (HUI3) demonstrated construct validity in a Nigerian population with hypertension
| Autor: | Obinna Ikechukwu Ekwunife, Cletus N. Aguwa, Nneka Uchenna Igboeli |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Gerontology
Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty Psychometrics Health Status Alternative medicine Nigeria Severity of Illness Index Interviews as Topic Quality of life (healthcare) Sickness Impact Profile Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans Quality of Life Research Aged Aged 80 and over business.industry Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Construct validity Reproducibility of Results Nigerian population Middle Aged humanities Cross-Sectional Studies Socioeconomic Factors Hypertension Quality of Life Female business Health Utilities Index |
| Zdroj: | Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation. 22(2) |
| ISSN: | 1573-2649 |
| Popis: | This study seeks to establish the construct validity of Health Utilities Index Mark 3 (HUI3)--a health state utility measure--in a Nigerian population of hypertensive patients.A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in a population of hypertensive patients in two tertiary hospitals located in South-Eastern Nigeria. A priori hypotheses were tested to establish construct validity.A total of 384 participants were interviewed. Hypertensive patients with stroke or coronary heart disease (CHD) had a lower overall utility value compared to those with hypertension alone. There was a significant difference in group means of 0.53 (95 % confidence interval of 0.44-0.62); t = 11.8, p0.01, between participants that had hypertension alone and participants with hypertension and stroke. Also, there was a significant difference in group means of 0.44 (95 % confidence interval of 0.34-0.56); t = 8.2, p0.01, between participants that had hypertension alone and participants with hypertension and CHD. Generally, there was a significant health-related quality of life deficit among patients with severe clinical variables compared to those with milder clinical variables.HUI3 demonstrated constructed validity among a population of Nigerian patients with high blood pressure. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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