Comorbidity and health-related quality of life in people with a chronic medical condition in randomised clinical trials: An individual participant data meta-analysis
Author summary Why was this study done? ➢ The EuroQol-5 dimension (EQ-5D) and SF-36 are questionnaire-based tools that combine measures of physical and mental health into overall quality of life scores. These scores are used in randomised controlled trials of drug treatments to estimate how treatments affect quality of life. These estimates then inform decisions about which treatments should be offered to people with specific conditions. ➢ Multimorbidity, the presence of 2 or more conditions, makes diagnosis and treatment more complex and is associated with worse quality of life in some ...
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