@article{TEXTUAL,
      recid = {14575},
      author = {Vasiliauskienė, Olga and Vasiliauskas, Dovydas and  Kontrimienė, Aušrinė and Jaruševičienė, Lina and  Liseckienė, Ida},
      title = { Assessment of Quality of Life in Lithuanian Patients with  Multimorbidity Using the EQ-5D-5L Questionnaire },
      journal = {Medicina},
      address = {2025-02-08},
      number = {TEXTUAL},
      abstract = {Background and Objectives: Despite the critical importance  of effective healthcare management for patients with  multimorbidity, robust and reliable tools for assessing  health-related quality of life in Lithuania remain scarce.  We aim to identify trends in the quality of life of  patients with multimorbidity and to evaluate the  effectiveness of the Lithuanian version of the EuroQol  EQ-5D-5L questionnaire. Materials and Methods: The study  included patients between the ages of 40 and 85 (N = 498)  who had at least two chronic conditions, arterial  hypertension being a prerequisite. The participants  completed a comprehensive set of questionnaires  specifically prepared for the TELELISPA “Improved  healthcare quality for patients with multimorbidity in  Lithuania” project which included the translated EQ-5D-5L  questionnaire. The predictive validity of the EQ-5D-5L  questionnaire was assessed using correlations with the  SF-36 and EQ-VAS scores, a random forest regression model.  Reliability was evaluated using Cronbach’s alpha and  inter-item correlations. Trends in the quality of life in  different patient groups were assessed with Chi-square  tests. Results: The EQ-5D-5L questionnaire demonstrated  high reliability and validity with a Cronbach’s alpha value  of 0.737, EQ-5D-5L random forest machine learning  regression model RMSE value of 0.1396, and adequate scores  from other measures. Lower quality of life was found in  patients with multimorbidity who had chronic conditions  such as angina pectoris, heart failure, atrial  fibrillation, or joint diseases, as well as the patients  who were older than 60 years of age, women, or unemployed.  Different aspects of quality of life were also  significantly negatively impacted by diabetes, asthma, and  chronic kidney disease. Heart failure, joint diseases, and  older age had the biggest negative effect on quality of  life. Conclusions: It is found that the Lithuanian EQ-5D-5L  questionnaire is suitable for the assessment of the quality  of life in patients with multimorbidity and indicates lower  quality of life among those with specific cardiovascular  and joint disorder chronic conditions and, in particular,  demographic groups.},
      url = {http://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/14575},
}