PMS23 Health Related Quality of Life, Measured by the Short Form-36, of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis in an Urban Population of China

Introduction: There are limited data about the quality of life of rheumatoid arthritis patients admitted to rehabilitation centres in Hungary. Aim: The aim of the authors was to assess demographic data, social status, health related quality of life, and needs for assistance and disease-related information of 239 rheumatoid arthritis patients (169 women and 7 men) admitted to four rehabilitation centres in Hungary. Method: For the assessment of demographic, social and other data the authors developed questionnaires. The health related quality of life was evaluated using the validated Short Form 36 questionnaire. Results: The authors found that rheumatoid arthritis patients require in-patient rehabilitation relatively early in their disease course. 80.4% of the patients were over 50 years of age, and their social status was low as compared to the average of the Hungarian population. The health related quality of life of patients was significantly lower than that of the average population, but it was similar to the quality of life of patients with osteoarthritis, osteoporosis and low back pain. Among domains of the quality of life, the scores for physical function and pain were the lowest. The most common accompanying diseases included hypertension and osteoporosis. In case of knee and hip surgeries, postoperative rehabilitation was performed in due time. Patients were not satisfied with disease-related information and education given by health care providers. Conclusions: There is poor quality of life of rheumatoid arthritis patients admitted to rehabilitation centres in Hungary. More efforts should be done to provide disease-related information and education for patients. Orv. Hetil., 2013, 154, 1381–1388.

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Evaluation of the Short-Form 36-Item Questionnaire to Measure Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal ◽

10.1097/01823246-200011040-00009 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 147

Author(s):

T Y Martinez ◽

C AC Pereira ◽

M L dos Santos ◽

R M Ciconelli ◽

S M Guimaraes ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis ◽

Pulmonary Fibrosis ◽

Short Form ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Short Form 36 ◽

Item Questionnaire ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related

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Which instrument is more suitable to assess health-related quality of life: Nottingham Health Profile or Short-Form-36?

Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift ◽

10.1007/s10354-006-0266-9 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 156 (5-6) ◽

pp. 149-157 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Reinhold Jagsch ◽

Katharina Pils

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Short Form ◽

Nottingham Health Profile ◽

Health Profile ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Short Form 36 ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related

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Health-related Quality of Life Outcomes of Adalimumab for Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results from a Randomized Multicenter Study

The Journal of Rheumatology ◽

10.3899/jrheum.101161 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 39 (1) ◽

pp. 63-72 ◽

Cited By ~ 37

Author(s):

VIBEKE STRAND ◽

ANNE M. RENTZ ◽

MARY A. CIFALDI ◽

NAIJUN CHEN ◽

SANJOY ROY ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽

Short Form ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Link Type ◽

Early Ra ◽

Sf 36 ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related

Objective.Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with significant impairments in health-related quality of life (HRQOL). We evaluated patient-reported outcomes including HRQOL outcomes following adalimumab plus methotrexate (MTX) therapy in patients with early RA.Methods.PREMIER was a phase III, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, active-comparator clinical trial in early RA. Patients aged ≥ 18 years were randomly assigned to receive adalimumab 40 mg every other week (eow) plus weekly MTX, weekly MTX, or adalimumab 40 mg eow for 104 weeks. American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria were used to evaluate clinical efficacy and response. Outcomes were assessed using the Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ-DI), Short-Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36), Short-Form 6 Dimension (SF-6D), visual analog scale (VAS) assessments of global disease activity (patient’s global assessment; PtGA) and pain, Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue (FACIT-F), and Health Utility Index Mark 3 (HUI-3).Results.Of 799 patients enrolled, 268 received adalimumab plus MTX, 257 received MTX monotherapy, and 274 received adalimumab monotherapy. Patients treated with adalimumab plus MTX demonstrated significant baseline to Week 104 improvements in HAQ-DI (p < 0.0001), SF-36 Physical Component Summary (p < 0.0001), 4 SF-36 domains [physical function (p < 0.0001), bodily pain (p <0.0001), vitality (p = 0.0139), role limitations-physical (p = 0.0005)], SF-6D (p = 0.0152), VAS-PtGA (p < 0.0001), VAS-pain (p < 0.0001), FACIT-F (p < 0.0001), and HUI-3 (p = 0.0034) scores versus patients treated with MTX monotherapy. Both SF-6D and HUI-3 were found to be sensitive preference-based measures for assessing the effects of treatment on multidimensional function. No clinically meaningful differences between adalimumab and MTX monotherapy groups were observed for most measures. For each measure, there was significant association between HRQOL improvement and ACR clinical response.Conclusion.Adalimumab plus MTX significantly improved physical functioning and HRQOL in patients with early RA over 2 years of treatment. (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT00195663).

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Pulmonary rehabilitation improves only some domains of health-related quality of life measured by the Short Form-36 questionnaire

Annals of Thoracic Medicine ◽

10.4103/1817-1737.134068 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 144 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Kenneth Nugent ◽

Chok Limsuwat ◽

Ryan McClellan ◽

HodaMojazi Amiri

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Pulmonary Rehabilitation ◽

Short Form ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Short Form 36 ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related

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Vision-related and health-related quality of life in patients with giant cell arteritis

European Journal of Ophthalmology ◽

10.1177/1120672120901693 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 112067212090169

Author(s):

Áine Ní Mhéalóid ◽

Richard Conway ◽

Lorraine O’Neill ◽

Barbara Clyne ◽

Eamonn Molloy ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Visual Acuity ◽

Giant Cell Arteritis ◽

Giant Cell ◽

Short Form ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Short Form 36 ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related

Objective: To establish if there is a difference in health-related quality of life and vision-related quality of life in patients with a confirmed diagnosis of giant cell arteritis compared with those with clinical features suspicious for the disease at initial presentation but in whom giant cell arteritis is ultimately excluded. Methods: A cross-sectional study of 116 patients who presented to two tertiary referral hospitals in Ireland with symptoms suspicious for giant cell arteritis was performed between August 2011 and June 2017. The Vision Core Measurement 1 and Short Form-36 questionnaires were used as assessment tools. Results: The mean (standard deviation) age of all 116 participants was 69.4 (9.3) years of whom 74 (63.8%) were female. In the giant cell arteritis group, 19.7% had permanent loss of vision and 54.7% had non-permanent visual disturbance. Vision Core Measurement 1 score in the giant cell arteritis group correlated with worse eye visual acuity (r = 0.4233, p = 0.0002). The Short Form-36 subscales of role physical (p = 0.0002), role emotional (p = 0.024), and the mental composite score (p = 0.012) were significantly worse in patients with giant cell arteritis. A significant correlation was found between vision-related quality of life scores and all Short Form-36 subscale scores except bodily pain (r = −0.215 to −0.399, p < 0.05 for all), and between social functioning and visual acuity in the better eye (r = −0.242, p = 0.038). Conclusion: Vision-related quality of life is an important subjective concern for both patients presenting with a suspicion of giant cell arteritis and those with a definite diagnosis of giant cell arteritis. Features of giant cell arteritis impact on patients’ physical and emotional states and vision influences global quality of life in giant cell arteritis. A long-term multidisciplinary approach is warranted for clinical, physical, and psychological treatment and support.

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Health-Related Quality of Life and Associated Factors in Intensive Care Unit Survivors 6 Months After Discharge

American Journal of Critical Care ◽

10.4037/ajcc2016995 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

pp. 52-58 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Sharon McKinley ◽

Mary Fien ◽

Rosalind Elliott ◽

Doug Elliott

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Intensive Care Unit ◽

Intensive Care ◽

Short Form ◽

Hospital Length Of Stay ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Short Form 36 ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related

Background Intensive care unit survivors often have diminished health-related quality of life. Objectives To describe health-related quality of life of former intensive care patients and identify associated factors 6 months after hospital discharge. Methods Six months after discharge, 193 patients from an intensive care unit completed the Short Form-36 Health Survey; measures of sleep; Intensive Care Experience Questionnaire; Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales; and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist. Norm-based scores were calculated for the Short Form-36. Bivariate associations with Short Form-36 scores were tested by using the Pearson correlation. Multiple linear regression was used to identify independent associations with health-related quality of life. Results All scores on the Short Form-36 (physical component summary, 41.8; mental component summary, 48.2) were less than population norms. Bivariate associations with health-related quality of life (P < .05) were scores on the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II, hospital length of stay, awareness of surroundings and frightening experiences, depression, anxiety, stress, posttraumatic symptoms, and sleep quality at 2 and 6 months. In linear regression, scores on the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II, hospital length of stay, and sleep quality at 6 months were independently associated with Short Form-36 physical summary scores (P < .001); depression and stress were independently associated with mental summary scores (P < .001). Conclusion Sleep, depression, and stress are potential targets for interventions to improve health-related quality of life and improve recovery.

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