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Quality of Life for 19,114 participants in the ASPREE (ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly) study and their association with sociodemographic and modifiable lifestyle risk factors
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Stocks, NP and Gonzalez-Chica, DA and Woods, RL and Lockery, JE and Wolfe, RSJ and Murray, AM and Kirpach, B and Shah, RC and Nelson, MR and Reid, CM and Ernst, ME and McNeil, JJ, on behalf of the ASPREE Investigator Group, Quality of Life for 19,114 participants in the ASPREE (ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly) study and their association with sociodemographic and modifiable lifestyle risk factors, Quality of Life Research pp. 1-12. ISSN 0962-9343 (2018) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1007/s11136-018-2040-z
Abstract
Methods: The sample included individuals aged 65+ years from Australia (N = 16,703) and the USA (N = 2411) enrolled in the ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly (ASPREE) multicentre placebo-controlled trial study and free of cardiovascular disease, dementia, serious physical disabilities or 'fatal' illnesses. The associations with the physical (PCS) and mental component scores (MCS) of HRQoL (SF-12 questionnaire) were explored using multiple linear regression models from data collected at baseline (2010-2014).
Results: The adjusted PCS mean was slightly higher in the USA (49.5 ± 9.1) than Australia (48.2 ± 11.6; p < 0.001), but MCS was similar in both samples (55.7 ± 7.5 and 55.7 ± 9.6, respectively; p = 0.603). Males, younger participants, better educated, more active individuals, or those currently drinking 1-2 alcoholic drinks/day showed a better HRQoL (results more evident for PCS than MCS), while current heavy smokers had the lowest physical HRQoL in both countries. Neither age, walking time, nor alcohol intake was associated with MCS in either cohort.
Conclusions: Baseline HRQoL of ASPREE participants was higher than that reported in population-based studies of older individuals, but the associations between sociodemographic and lifestyle variables were consistent with the published literature. As the cohort ages and develops chronic diseases, ASPREE will be able to document HRQoL changes.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | global health, health status, health-related quality of life, mental health, social determinants of health |
| Research Division: | Biomedical and Clinical Sciences |
| Research Group: | Cardiovascular medicine and haematology |
| Research Field: | Cardiology (incl. cardiovascular diseases) |
| Objective Division: | Health |
| Objective Group: | Clinical health |
| Objective Field: | Clinical health not elsewhere classified |
| UTAS Author: | Nelson, MR (Professor Mark Nelson) |
| ID Code: | 129846 |
| Year Published: | 2018 |
| Deposited By: | Menzies Institute for Medical Research |
| Deposited On: | 2018-12-19 |
| Last Modified: | 2019-01-21 |
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