Health-Related Quality of Life According to Sociodemographic Characteristics in the South Korean Population

Chan-Hee Park, Eunhee Park, Hyun-Min Oh, Su-Jin Lee, Sun-Hee Park and Tae-Du Jung
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Chan-Hee Park: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu 41944, Korea
Eunhee Park: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, Daegu 41404, Korea
Hyun-Min Oh: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu 41944, Korea
Su-Jin Lee: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, Daegu 41404, Korea
Sun-Hee Park: Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41944, Korea
Tae-Du Jung: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, Daegu 41404, Korea

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 9, 1-9

Abstract: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) concerns satisfaction with life and happiness with regard to physical, mental, and social factors. RAND-36 is a publicly available, self-administered questionnaire that examines eight health dimensions. This study evaluated the HRQoL of the South Korean population using the RAND-36 questionnaire and compared HRQoL across sociodemographic characteristics. From May 2015 to May 2019, South Koreans who visited public places aged 19–80 years were recruited and the RAND-36 questionnaire was administered. Overall, 1002 participants were recruited (mean age 45.34 years, 52% men). Men scored better than women in both physical and mental health ( p < 0.05). There were significant differences in bodily pain ( p < 0.05), general health perception ( p < 0.05), and energy/fatigue ( p < 0.05) dimensions according to the participants’ health condition. The HRQoL of South Koreans was lower than average in most dimensions compared with other countries. As the first study to assess this, its data can be used in future studies that apply RAND-36 to evaluate the HRQoL of diseased individuals, as they can compare their findings with those of our study population.

Keywords: health-related quality of life; RAND-36; South Korea (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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