Measuring the impact of chronic conditions and associated multimorbidity on health-related quality of life in the general population in Hong Kong SAR, China: A cross-sectional study.

Eliza Lai Yi WongRichard Huan XuAnnie Wai Ling Cheung

Published in: PloS one (2019)

The findings suggest that having more chronic conditions is strongly associated with a lower HRQoL. Healthcare reforms to address foreseeable challenges arising as more patients live with chronic conditions and multimorbidity could improve the HRQoL of HK citizens.

Keyphrases

healthcare
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
drug induced
patient reported outcomes
rare case
affordable care act