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Published in: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 1/2006

Open Access 01-12-2006 | Research

Using individual growth model to analyze the change in quality of life from adolescence to adulthood

Authors: Henian Chen, Patricia Cohen

Published in: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes | Issue 1/2006

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Abstract

Background

The individual growth model is a relatively new statistical technique now widely used to examine the unique trajectories of individuals and groups in repeated measures data. This technique is increasingly used to analyze the changes over time in quality of life (QOL) data. This study examines the change from adolescence to adulthood in physical health as an aspect of QOL as an illustration of the use of this analytic method.

Methods

Employing data from the Children in the Community (CIC) study, a prospective longitudinal investigation, physical health was assessed at mean ages 16, 22, and 33 in 752 persons born between 1965 and 1975.

Results

The analyses using individual growth models show a linear decline in average physical health from age 10 to age 40. Males reported better physical health and declined less per year on average. Time-varying psychiatric disorders accounted for 8.6% of the explained variation in mean physical health, and 6.7% of the explained variation in linear change in physical health. Those with such a disorder reported lower mean physical health and a more rapid decline with age than those without a current psychiatric disorder. The use of SAS PROC MIXED, including syntax and interpretation of output are provided. Applications of these models including statistical assumptions, centering issues and cohort effects are discussed.

Conclusion

This paper highlights the usefulness of the individual growth model in modeling longitudinal change in QOL variables.
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Metadata
Title
Using individual growth model to analyze the change in quality of life from adolescence to adulthood
Authors
Henian Chen
Patricia Cohen
Publication date
01-12-2006
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes / Issue 1/2006
Electronic ISSN: 1477-7525
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-7525-4-10

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