The Impact of Symptoms and Impairments on Overall Health in US National Health Data
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9104223 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Susan T Stewart (Harvard University, corresponding author), Rebecca M Woodward, Rebecca Woodward (National Bureau of Economic Research), Allison B Rosen (Ann Arbor VA Medical Center), Donald Cutler (0000-0002-4949-8917, National Bureau of Economic Research), David M Cutler |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 954-962 |
| Publication date | 2008-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Medical Care (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0025-7079 • E-ISSN: 1537-1948 |
| Publisher | Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1097/mlr.0b013e318179199f |
| PMID | 18725850 |
| PMCID | PMC4484829 |
| OpenAlex | W2042619106 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 35 |
OBJECTIVE: To assess the effects on overall self-rated health of the broad range of symptoms and impairments that are routinely asked about in national surveys. DATA: We use data from adults in the nationally representative Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) 2002 with validation in an independent sample from MEPS 2000. METHODS: Regression analysis is used to relate impairments and symptoms to a 100-point self-rating of general health status. The effect of each impairment and symptom on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is estimated from regression coefficients, accounting for interactions between them. RESULTS: Impairments and symptoms most strongly associated with overall health include pain, self-care limitations, and having little or no energy. The most prevalent are moderate pain, severe anxiety, moderate depressive symptoms, and low energy. Effects are stable across different waves of MEPS, and questions cover a broader range of impairments and symptoms than existing health measurement instruments. CONCLUSIONS: This method makes use of the rich detail on impairments and symptoms in existing national data, quantifying their independent effects on overall health. Given the ongoing availability of these data and the shortcomings of traditional utility methods, it would be valuable to compare existing HRQOL measures to other methods, such as the one presented herein, for use in tracking population health over time
Anxiety · Environmental health · Health care · Health insurance · Medical Expenditure Panel Survey · National Health Interview Survey · Population · Psychiatry · Quality of life (healthcare) · Health disparities and outcomes · Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life · Medicine · Workplace Health and Well-being · Gerontology
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
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| Citations per year | 0.53 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2018 (10) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |