Factors important for health-related quality of life in men and women: The population based SCAPIS study.

Olsson, M; Björkelund, AJ; Sandberg, J; Blomberg, A; Börjesson, M; Currow, D; Malinovschi, A; Sköld, M; Wollmer, P; Torén, K; Östgren, C-J; Engström, G; Ekström, M

Factors important for health-related quality of life in men and women: The population based SCAPIS study.

Olsson, M Björkelund, AJ Sandberg, J Blomberg, A Börjesson, M Currow, D

Malinovschi, A Sköld, M Wollmer, P Torén, K Östgren, C-J Engström, G Ekström, M

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Citation:: PLoS One, 2023, 18, (11), pp. e0294030
Issue Date:: 2023

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dc.contributor.author	Olsson, M
dc.contributor.author	Björkelund, AJ
dc.contributor.author	Sandberg, J
dc.contributor.author	Blomberg, A
dc.contributor.author	Börjesson, M
dc.contributor.author	Currow, D https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1988-1250
dc.contributor.author	Malinovschi, A
dc.contributor.author	Sköld, M
dc.contributor.author	Wollmer, P
dc.contributor.author	Torén, K
dc.contributor.author	Östgren, C-J
dc.contributor.author	Engström, G
dc.contributor.author	Ekström, M
dc.contributor.editor	Hamasaki, H
dc.date.accessioned	2024-01-09T04:18:59Z
dc.date.available	2023-10-22
dc.date.available	2024-01-09T04:18:59Z
dc.date.issued	2023
dc.identifier.citation	PLoS One, 2023, 18, (11), pp. e0294030
dc.identifier.issn	1932-6203
dc.identifier.issn	1932-6203
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/174140
dc.description.abstract	INTRODUCTION: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is essential for human wellbeing, influenced by a complex interplay of factors, and is reported lower in women than men. We aimed to evaluate which factors were the most important for HRQoL in a middle-aged general population. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional, multi-centre study of 29,212 men (48%) and women (52%) aged 50-64 in the general population in Sweden. Physical and mental HRQoL (0-100) was assessed using the Short Form 12 questionnaire, and association was evaluated for 356 variables including demographics, lifestyle, symptoms, physiological measurements, and health conditions. Using machine learning, each variable´s importance for HRQoL was measured by an importance score, comparable to effect size, and summarised in 54 factors, in men and women separately. RESULTS: Men and women had similar mean and standard deviation (SD) scores for physical HRQoL (53.4 [SD 8.1] vs 51.4 [9.7]) and mental HRQoL (37.1 [5.0] vs 37.3 [5.4]). The most important factors for physical HRQoL were (importance score) physical activity (40), employment (36), pain (33), sleep (33), and sense of control (26). The most important factors for mental HRQoL were sense of control (18), physical activity (12), depression (12), pain (6), and employment (5). CONCLUSIONS: The factors important for HRQoL identified by this study are likely to be amenable to interventions, and our findings can support prioritising interventions. The identified factors need to be a target even before middle-age to lay the foundation for long and happy lives.
dc.format	Electronic-eCollection
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
dc.relation.ispartof	PLoS One
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1371/journal.pone.0294030
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject.classification	General Science & Technology
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Middle Aged
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Quality of Life
dc.subject.mesh	Cross-Sectional Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Surveys and Questionnaires
dc.subject.mesh	Exercise
dc.subject.mesh	Pain
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Pain
dc.subject.mesh	Exercise
dc.subject.mesh	Cross-Sectional Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Quality of Life
dc.subject.mesh	Middle Aged
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Surveys and Questionnaires
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Middle Aged
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Quality of Life
dc.subject.mesh	Cross-Sectional Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Surveys and Questionnaires
dc.subject.mesh	Exercise
dc.subject.mesh	Pain
dc.title	Factors important for health-related quality of life in men and women: The population based SCAPIS study.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	18
utslib.location.activity	United States
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/IMPACCT
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.date.updated	2024-01-09T04:18:55Z
pubs.issue	11
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pubs.volume	18
utslib.citation.issue	11

Abstract:

INTRODUCTION: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is essential for human wellbeing, influenced by a complex interplay of factors, and is reported lower in women than men. We aimed to evaluate which factors were the most important for HRQoL in a middle-aged general population. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional, multi-centre study of 29,212 men (48%) and women (52%) aged 50-64 in the general population in Sweden. Physical and mental HRQoL (0-100) was assessed using the Short Form 12 questionnaire, and association was evaluated for 356 variables including demographics, lifestyle, symptoms, physiological measurements, and health conditions. Using machine learning, each variable´s importance for HRQoL was measured by an importance score, comparable to effect size, and summarised in 54 factors, in men and women separately. RESULTS: Men and women had similar mean and standard deviation (SD) scores for physical HRQoL (53.4 [SD 8.1] vs 51.4 [9.7]) and mental HRQoL (37.1 [5.0] vs 37.3 [5.4]). The most important factors for physical HRQoL were (importance score) physical activity (40), employment (36), pain (33), sleep (33), and sense of control (26). The most important factors for mental HRQoL were sense of control (18), physical activity (12), depression (12), pain (6), and employment (5). CONCLUSIONS: The factors important for HRQoL identified by this study are likely to be amenable to interventions, and our findings can support prioritising interventions. The identified factors need to be a target even before middle-age to lay the foundation for long and happy lives.

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