Changes in health-related quality of life and inequality in China: evidence from a nationwide repeated cross-sectional survey (2021–2023)
From 2021 to 2023, residents in mainland China experienced a slight decline in HRQoL, accompanied by a lowered UI inequality but higher VAS inequality in 2022 and 2023. These may reflect how life and health change under the specific context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Authors
- Qiang Yao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4408-087X)
- Xiaodan Zhang
- Chaojie Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0877-0424)
- Yibo Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9607-313X)
- Siyuan Fan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3247-115X)
Institutions
- Zhejiang International Studies University (CN)
- La Trobe University (AU)
- Wuhan University (CN)
- Imperial College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Quality of Life Research
- Published
- 2025-07-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-025-04014-w
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.26
Funders
- La Trobe University