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The impact of community-based prevention on quality of life—The necessity to control for general health trends the Northern Sweden MONICA study in 2014
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- Spegel, Elin (author)
- Luleå tekniska universitet,Samhällsvetenskap,Department of Business Administration, Technology and Social Sciences, Economics Unit, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden
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- Ek, Kristina (author)
- Luleå tekniska universitet,Samhällsvetenskap,Department of Business Administration, Technology and Social Sciences, Economics Unit, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden
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- Söderberg, Stefan (author)
- Umeå universitet,Avdelningen för medicin,Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Section of Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Eliasson, Mats (author)
- Umeå universitet,Avdelningen för medicin,Arcum,Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Sunderby Research Unit, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- 2021-09-02
- 2021
- English.
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In: PLOS ONE. - : PLOS. - 1932-6203. ; 16:9
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- BackgroundThe Västerbotten intervention program (VIP), is a public health promotion program in northern Sweden with the aim of preventing cardiovascular disease. Positive effects have been reported although the evidence is not unequivocal. Since only historical controls have been used, effects from other sources than the program have largely been uncontrolled for and health related quality of life (HRQoL) has not been evaluated.PurposeBy using the neighbouring county of Norrbotten (NB) as the reference population, we compare HRQoL in Västerbotten (VB) and in NB.MethodsIn 2014 the Northern Sweden survey, Monitoring of Trends and Determinants in Cardiovascular Disease (MONICA), examined a random sample from the two counties. HRQoL was measured with the EQ-5D-3L. In total, 1112 subjects aged 40–74 years participated, 516 in VB and 594 in NB. Differences in mean QoL between VB and NB were analysed via Student’s t-test and the Pearson chi-square test.ResultsAverage HRQoL measured by the EQ-5D-index was 0.798 in VB and 0.811 in NB, a difference of 0.013 (p = 0.2, CI -0.009 to 0.036). For subjects aged 45–54 years, the HRQoL was lower in VB than in NB, a difference of 0.048 (p = 0.041; CI 0.002 to 0.0094). Men had higher HRQoL than women, and university educated had higher HRQoL than those without university education. EQ-VAS showed similar results. Subjects from NB and from VB did not differ regarding age, gender and level of education. In NB, HRQoL decrease with age, a pattern not seen in VB.ConclusionsWe found similar levels of HRQoL in VB and in NB.
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- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology (hsv//eng)
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- Economics
- Nationalekonomi
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