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The health status of the Singaporean population as measured by a multi-attribute health status system

Q Wang¹, G Chen

¹Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Singapore Medical Journal

|September 18, 1999

Abstract

Background:

This paper presents an assessment of the health status of the Singaporean population by the Health Utilities Index (HUI) Mark 3 system. The HUI approach is a generic health status measure that uses a Multi-Attribute Health Status Classification (MAHSC) system. The assessment describes the health status of the population on eight aspects or dimensions of health: seeing, hearing, speaking, walking, use of hands and fingers, feelings, memory and thinking, and pain.

Discussion:

Differences in health status among different socio-economic and demographic groups are discussed.

Conclusion:

The results of the study may help to better understand population health and health care needs and to plan health care services.

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