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Published in: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 1/2014

Open Access 01-12-2014 | Research

Influence of health-related quality of life on health service utilization in Chinese rural-to-urban female migrant workers

Authors: Chu-Hong Lu, Pei-Xi Wang, Yi-Xiong Lei, Zhong-Cheng Luo

Published in: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes | Issue 1/2014

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Abstract

Background

Rural-to-urban migrant workers have been increasing rapidly in China over recent decades. Health related quality of life (HRQOL) may affect health service utilization. There is a lack of data on HRQOL in relation to health service utilization in Chinese rural-to-urban migrant workers. This study was aimed to explore the influence of HRQOL on health service utilization in Chinese rural-to-urban female migrant workers.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional survey of 1,438 female rural-to-urban migrant workers in Shenzhen-Dongguan economic zone, China in 2013. HRQOL was assessed by the 36-items Health Survey Short Form (SF-36). Health service utilization was measured by any physician visit over the recent two weeks and any hospitalization over the last 1-year (annual hospitalization). Clustered logistic regression was used to analyze the influence of HRQOL on health service utilization.

Results

Lower scores in three HRQOL domains (bodily pain, general health, role physical) were associated with more frequent health service utilization in female rural-to-urban migrant workers. Bodily pain and general health were associated with an independent influence of 15.6% on the risk of recent two-week physician visit, while role physical and general health were associated with an independent influence of 21.2% on the risk of annual hospitalization. The independent influence of HRQOL on health service utilization was smaller than that of socio-demographic and health-related variables.

Conclusions

HRQOL may have a modest influence on health service utilization in Chinese rural-to-urban female migrant workers - an underprivileged population in urban China.
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Metadata
Title
Influence of health-related quality of life on health service utilization in Chinese rural-to-urban female migrant workers
Authors
Chu-Hong Lu
Pei-Xi Wang
Yi-Xiong Lei
Zhong-Cheng Luo
Publication date
01-12-2014
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes / Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1477-7525
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-014-0121-4

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