Kim Sang-Kyu, Jo Min-Woo, Kim Seon-Ha
Department of Preventive Medicine, Dongguk University College of Medicine , Gyeongju-si , South Korea.
Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine , Seoul , South Korea.
PeerJ. 2017 Mar 21;5:e3115. doi: 10.7717/peerj.3115. eCollection 2017.
The Korean version of the EQ-5D-Y was launched in 2015 by the EuroQol group. Currently, there is no HRQOL data obtained by using the EQ-5D-Y in Korea. This study aimed to measure health-related quality of life of Korean elementary school students using the EQ-5D-Y.
Elementary school students were recruited from 11 primary schools in Gyungbuk, South Korea. The EQ-5D-Y was self-administered in the sample population. Demographic characteristics were collected from the subjects' parents or guardians. The percentage of respondents reporting problems and VAS scores were calculated. Feasibility of the EQ-5D-Y was assessed by analysing the proportion of missing responses. The percentage of reported problems on the dimensions and VAS score between groups were compared by demographic factors.
A total of 2,494 questionnaires were collected. There were 24 (0.96%) missing responses on the EQ-5D-Y and 187 (7.5%) missing VAS score responses. The proportion of reported problems ranged from 2.3% on the mobility dimension to 9.8% on the "having pain or discomfort" dimension. There was no significant difference in the proportion of problems by age group in male participants. However, in females, the older group reported significantly more problems on the "having pain or discomfort" and "feeling worried, sad, or unhappy" dimensions compared to the younger group. Students living with parents with the lowest educational level reported significantly more problems on the "looking after myself" and "doing usual activities" dimensions than did those living with parents with higher levels of education.
This study showed the distribution of health-related quality of life and explored the feasibility of the EQ-5D-Y for measuring health-related quality of life in Korean elementary school students. Further studies are required to examine other psychometric properties of the Korean EQ-5D-Y.
欧洲生活质量小组于2015年推出了EQ-5D-Y的韩语版本。目前，韩国尚未有使用EQ-5D-Y获得的健康相关生活质量数据。本研究旨在使用EQ-5D-Y测量韩国小学生的健康相关生活质量。
从韩国庆北的11所小学招募小学生。在样本群体中采用EQ-5D-Y进行自我管理。从受试者的父母或监护人处收集人口统计学特征。计算报告有问题的受访者百分比和视觉模拟量表（VAS）得分。通过分析缺失回答的比例评估EQ-5D-Y的可行性。按人口统计学因素比较各维度报告问题的百分比和组间VAS得分。
共收集到2494份问卷。EQ-5D-Y有24份（0.96%）缺失回答，VAS得分有187份（7.5%）缺失回答。报告有问题的比例从行动能力维度的2.3%到“有疼痛或不适”维度的9.8%不等。男性参与者中，各年龄组问题比例无显著差异。然而，在女性中，与较年轻组相比，较年长组在“有疼痛或不适”和“感到担忧、悲伤或不开心”维度报告的问题明显更多。与父母教育水平较高的学生相比，父母教育水平最低的学生在“自我照顾”和“进行日常活动”维度报告的问题明显更多。
本研究展示了健康相关生活质量的分布情况，并探讨了EQ-5D-Y用于测量韩国小学生健康相关生活质量的可行性。需要进一步研究来检验韩语版EQ-5D-Y的其他心理测量特性。
