QALY losses for chronic diseases and its social distribution in the general population: results from the Belgian Health Interview Survey ...

Abstract Background The burden of chronic diseases is rapidly rising, both in terms of morbidity and mortality. This burden is disproportionally carried by socially disadvantaged population subgroups. Quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) measure the impact of disease on mortality and morbidity into a single index. This study aims to estimate the burden of chronic diseases in terms of QALY losses and to model its social distribution for the general population. Methods The Belgian Health Interview Survey 2013 and 2018 provided data on self-reported chronic conditions for a nationally representati... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Van Wilder, Lisa
Devleesschauwer, Brecht
Clays, Els
Van der Heyden, Johan
Charafeddine, Rana
Scohy, Aline
De Smedt, Delphine
Dokumenttyp: Datenquelle
Erscheinungsdatum: 2022
Verlag/Hrsg.: figshare
Schlagwörter: Medicine / Biotechnology / Ecology / FOS: Biological sciences / Sociology / FOS: Sociology / Computational Biology
Sprache: unknown
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28885403
Datenquelle: BASE; Originalkatalog
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Link(s) : https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.6085922

Abstract Background The burden of chronic diseases is rapidly rising, both in terms of morbidity and mortality. This burden is disproportionally carried by socially disadvantaged population subgroups. Quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) measure the impact of disease on mortality and morbidity into a single index. This study aims to estimate the burden of chronic diseases in terms of QALY losses and to model its social distribution for the general population. Methods The Belgian Health Interview Survey 2013 and 2018 provided data on self-reported chronic conditions for a nationally representative sample. The annual QALY loss per 100,000 individuals was calculated for each condition, incorporating disease prevalence and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) data (EQ-5D-5L). Socioeconomic inequalities, based on respondents’ socioeconomic status (SES), were assessed by estimating population attributable fractions (PAF). Results For both years, the largest QALY losses were observed in dorsopathies, ...