Open Access<p>The relationship between patient engagement and health-related quality of life in patients: a cross-sectional study in general outpatient clinic in Hong Kong SAR, China</p>
Author(s) -
Richard Huan Xu,
Annie L.M. Cheung,
Eliza Lai Yi Wong
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
patient preference and adherence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.885
H-Index - 48
ISSN - 1177-889X
DOI - 10.2147/ppa.s216891
Subject(s) - medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , cross sectional study , outpatient clinic , demography , china , gerontology , outpatient visits , health care , family medicine , physical therapy , nursing , pathology , sociology , political science , law , economics , economic growth
Patient engagement (PE) helps healthcare professionals to collaborate with patients to work together to improve health outcomes. However, the studies of PE and its relationship with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is very rare in Hong Kong (HK) and China. The aim of this study was to assess the PE level and its association with HRQoL in the general outpatient clinic (GOPC) in Hong Kong.