Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Kasr El-Aini St., Cairo, 11562, Egypt.
School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Patient. 2022 Sep;15(5):589-598. doi: 10.1007/s40271-022-00572-0. Epub 2022 Feb 14.
The aim of this study was to explore the impact of sociodemographic characteristics and illness experience on time trade-off (TTO)-based utility scores using data from the EQ-5D-5L Egyptian valuation study.
Data were from the Egyptian valuation study that was conducted using the adapted translated version of the EQ-VT to develop the Egyptian Tariff for the EQ-5D-5L based on preferences of the Egyptian population. Data were analysed using a series of univariate and multivariable censored linear regression models adjusted for severity of health states where the dependent variable was the TTO scores and the independent variables included age, sex, education, geographical region, dwelling, marital status, number of people in the household, employment status, having health insurance, number of chronic conditions, previous experience with illness, and self-rated health.
Age, sex, education, marital status, dwelling, region of residence, health insurance and multimorbidity were significantly associated with health state valuations, while employment status, number of people in a household, religion, and previous experience with illness had non-significant associations.
Age, sex and marital status are the main determinants of health state valuation in the Egyptian population, a finding consistent with those from other countries. Knowing these factors will help tailor health services provided and improve patient-centered care.
本研究旨在利用来自埃及 EQ-5D-5L 价值研究的数据，探讨社会人口特征和疾病经历对基于时间权衡 (TTO) 的效用评分的影响。
数据来自埃及价值研究，该研究使用经过改编和翻译的 EQ-VT 版本进行，旨在根据埃及人口的偏好制定基于 EQ-5D-5L 的埃及关税。使用一系列单变量和多变量截尾线性回归模型对数据进行分析，调整健康状况严重程度，因变量为 TTO 评分，自变量包括年龄、性别、教育程度、地理区域、住所、婚姻状况、家庭人口数、就业状况、是否有健康保险、慢性病数量、患病经历和自我报告的健康状况。
年龄、性别、教育程度、婚姻状况、住所、居住地区、医疗保险和多种合并症与健康状况评估显著相关，而就业状况、家庭人口数、宗教信仰和患病经历与健康状况评估无显著关联。
年龄、性别和婚姻状况是埃及人口健康状况评估的主要决定因素，这一发现与其他国家的结果一致。了解这些因素将有助于调整所提供的医疗服务，并改善以患者为中心的护理。
