@article{ref1,
title="Health-related quality of life and recovery patterns among hospitalised injury patients in Vietnam",
journal="Quality of life research",
year="2018",
author="Nguyen, Ha and Ivers, Rebecca and Pham, Cuong",
volume="27",
number="3",
pages="619-629",
abstract="PURPOSE: To measure post-injury health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among hospitalised injury patients following discharge and to identify factor associated with lower HRQoL over time. <br><br>METHOD: A prospective cohort study was conducted from January 2010 to October 2011 in Thai Binh province, Vietnam. Participants were 18 years or older, hospitalised for at least 1 day and normally residing in Thai Binh province. Data on demographic and injury characteristics were collected during their hospital stay. Data on HRQoL, measured by the Health Utilities Index mark 3 (HUI3), were collected in the participants' home at 1, 2, 4 and 12 months after their hospital discharge. Generalised estimating equation model was selected to examine the association of demographic and injury characteristics with HRQoL which were repeatedly measured over time. <br><br>RESULTS: HUI3 multi-attribute score was lowest at the first follow-up (0.52 for males, 0.28 for females). The scores significantly improved over time (increment of 0.08 or greater, p values < 0.001). Ambulation and Pain were single-attributes with scores significantly increased over time (increment of 0.05 or greater, p values < 0.001). Factors identified to be associated with lower HUI3 scores were older age (p values < 0.02 or less), more severe injury (p values = 0.05 or less) and having other illnesses (p values < 0.01). <br><br>CONCLUSION: The study provides important, and previously unreported, estimates of post-injury HRQoL in Vietnam. Even for those having the lowest levels of severity, the loss in HRQoL is significant, highlighting the importance of efforts on injury prevention and rehabilitation services.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0962-9343",
doi="10.1007/s11136-017-1724-0",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11136-017-1724-0"
}