Association between knee symptoms, change in knee symptoms over 6–9 years, and SF-6D health state utility among middle-aged Australians

“…HRQoL was measured using SF-6D and expressed as binary outcome with 0 indicating a value below sample the median SF-6D score, and 1 indicating a value equal or above the median SF-6D score ( 32 ). SF-6D is a composite metric that includes physical functioning, role limitation, social functioning, pain, mental health, and vitality, ranging from 0 (lowest) to 1 (highest) ( 33 ).…”

“…The burden of OA is increasing due to the aging population and the rising prevalence of obesity or overweight in the general population globally [2,3]. The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated the 2020-2030 decade as the "Decade of Healthy Ageing," which highlights the need to address chronic diseases with no cure, such as OA, that have a substantial impact on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) [4,5].…”

“…HRQoL was measured using SF-6D and expressed as binary outcome with 0 indicating a value below sample the median SF-6D score, and 1 indicating a value equal or above the median SF-6D score ( 32 ). SF-6D is a composite metric that includes physical functioning, role limitation, social functioning, pain, mental health, and vitality, ranging from 0 (lowest) to 1 (highest) ( 33 ).…”

“…The burden of OA is increasing due to the aging population and the rising prevalence of obesity or overweight in the general population globally [2,3]. The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated the 2020-2030 decade as the "Decade of Healthy Ageing," which highlights the need to address chronic diseases with no cure, such as OA, that have a substantial impact on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) [4,5].…”

“…HRQoL was measured using SF-6D and expressed as binary outcome with 0 indicating a value below sample the median SF-6D score, and 1 indicating a value equal or above the median SF-6D score ( 32 ). SF-6D is a composite metric that includes physical functioning, role limitation, social functioning, pain, mental health, and vitality, ranging from 0 (lowest) to 1 (highest) ( 33 ).…”

“…The burden of OA is increasing due to the aging population and the rising prevalence of obesity or overweight in the general population globally [2,3]. The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated the 2020-2030 decade as the "Decade of Healthy Ageing," which highlights the need to address chronic diseases with no cure, such as OA, that have a substantial impact on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) [4,5].…”