Al-Jafar Rami, AlGhassab Razan, Alzeer Haya M, Al-Zeer Abdullah, Aldossary Mohammed S, Banjar Weam M, Alnazzawi Esraa, Althenayan Tala, Alotaibi Dana, Aljandal Abdulaziz, Alkhalifah Ahmed, Alhajri Shahad M, Almasoud Malak, Alnuwaiser Meshari, Aljumah Abdulrahman, Alabdulaali Deemah, Alsaawi Fahad, Alrajhi Khalid
Data Services Sector, Lean for Business Services, 8th floor, 3rd Tower, Digital city, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.
BMC Public Health. 2025 May 6;25(1):1662. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-22674-8.
Measuring the quality of life of a population provides a baseline for future comparisons and is essential for decision-makers, especially regarding resource allocation. Despite substantial investment in healthcare services in Saudi Arabia, no study has captured the general Saudi population's overall health-related quality of life. This study utilized existing healthcare system data to develop reference values for the Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System - Global Health (PROMIS-GH) survey for the population in Saudi Arabia and to examine associated sociodemographic predictors of health-related quality of life.
From a nationwide survey conducted by the Saudi Ministry of Health, records of 40,000 out of 37,160,000 individuals were randomly selected with stratification for sex, age groups and regions. Participants received notifications via the national digital health platform (Sehhaty) to complete the PROMIS-GH survey.
A total of 3,630 individuals filled out the survey (response rate of 9.1%); the mean age was 38.6 ± 12.1 years, and 60.1% (n = 2182) were men. The general Saudi population had mean T-scores of 50.5 (± 10.3) for global mental health and 48.5 (± 9.8) for global physical health, both classified as "very good" based on the established Saudi-specific thresholds. Being Saudi or female was associated with lower physical and mental health scores.
The health-related quality of life scores in Saudi Arabia are classified as "very good"; however, disparities exist. Future studies are needed to further investigate the reasons behind the sociodemographic and regional variations in HRQoL among the general population of Saudi Arabia.
衡量人群的生活质量可为未来比较提供基线，对决策者而言至关重要，尤其是在资源分配方面。尽管沙特阿拉伯在医疗服务方面投入巨大，但尚无研究获取沙特普通人群与整体健康相关的生活质量情况。本研究利用现有医疗系统数据，为沙特阿拉伯人群的患者报告结局测量信息系统 - 全球健康（PROMIS - GH）调查制定参考值，并研究与健康相关生活质量的社会人口统计学预测因素。
从沙特卫生部进行的全国性调查中，在3716万个体中随机抽取40000条记录，并按性别、年龄组和地区进行分层。参与者通过国家数字健康平台（Sehhaty）收到完成PROMIS - GH调查的通知。
共有3630人填写了调查问卷（回复率为9.1%）；平均年龄为38.6±12.1岁，60.1%（n = 2182）为男性。沙特普通人群的全球心理健康平均T评分为50.5（±10.3），全球身体健康平均T评分为48.5（±9.8），根据沙特特定的既定阈值，两者均被归类为“非常好”。沙特人或女性的身心健康得分较低。
沙特阿拉伯与健康相关的生活质量得分被归类为“非常好”；然而，存在差异。未来需要进一步研究沙特阿拉伯普通人群中社会人口统计学和地区在健康相关生活质量方面差异背后的原因。
