Health-related quality of life using the SF-36 in patients with bipolar disorder compared with patients with chronic back pain and the general population

2000 ◽  
Vol 57 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 235-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lesley M Arnold ◽  
Kathryn A Witzeman ◽  
Michael L Swank ◽  
Susan L McElroy ◽  
Paul E Keck Jr
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Bipolar Disorder ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
General Population ◽  
Chronic Back Pain ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Prevalence of back pain, its effect on functional ability and health-related quality of life in lower limb amputees secondary to trauma or tumour: a comparison across three levels of amputation

2011 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catharina Sjödahl Hammarlund ◽  
Maria Carlström ◽  
Rebecca Melchior ◽  
Björn M Persson
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Limb Amputation ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Background and Objectives: The prevalence of back pain and its effect on function and health-related quality of life across three levels of lower limb amputation secondary to trauma or tumour was studied. Study design: Cross-sectional survey. Methods: Forty-six lower limb amputees, aged 19–78 years, participated. The Roland Morris disability questionnaire (RMDQ) and the short form 36 health survey (SF-36) were used. Results: Participants reported more back pain after amputation than before ( p < 0.001). There was a significant association between back pain daily or several times/week and severe or moderate disability reporting on the RMDQ ( p = 0.003). On the SF-36, the group as a whole scored significantly lower in health-related quality of life with regard to physical functioning, role physical, bodily pain, general health, social functioning and the physical component summary (PCS), and significantly higher in the mental component summary (MCS) compared to normative Swedish data. When all three levels of amputation were compared, no statistically significant differences were found in the RMDQ or SF-36 results. Conclusions: There was a high prevalence of back pain after amputation. Almost all participants having back pain daily or several times per week reported severe or moderate disability on the RMDQ. The group as a whole scored significantly lower for health-related quality of life in the PCS and significantly higher in the MCS compared to normative Swedish data. Clinical relevance The high prevalence of back pain, and the significant association between back pain daily or several times per week and severe or moderate disability on the RMDQ, and the negative correlation between RMDQ and SF-36, may have clinical relevance with regard to rehabilitation and follow-up of lower limb amputation.

scholarly journals Assessment of health-related quality of life and patient’s knowledge in chronic non-specific low back pain

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Melinda Járomi ◽  
Brigitta Szilágyi ◽  
Anita Velényi ◽  
Eleonóra Leidecker ◽  
Bence László Raposa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Abstract Background Chronic non-specific low back pain syndrome (cnsLBP) is a severe health problem in developed countries, which has an important effect on patients’ quality of life and is highly determined by socio-demographic factors and low back pain specific knowledge. We examined patients’ health-related quality of life according to the results of the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), low back pain knowledge (LBPKQ) and the social determinants of the participants. Methods We carried out our research in the first half of 2015 in Southern Transdanubia, Hungary. The examination included 1155 respondents living with chronic non-specific low back pain. The confidence interval of 95% was used, and the level of. significance was p < 0.05 using SPSS 22.0 software. Results The SF-36 questionnaire is suitable for the examination of patients’ health-related quality of life (Cronbach’s Alpha> 0.76), as the LBPKQ’s Cronbach’s Alpha was 0.726 also, which showed good validity. Longer-term disease meant a lower health-related quality of life (p < 0.05). A greater decrease of function (Roland Morris scores (RM)) accounts for a lower HRQoL and higher knowledge level. We found significant differences in LBPKQ scores according to sociodemographic parameters. The general health status was positively correlated with LBPKQ (p = 0.024) adjusted for demographic and pain and functional status. Conclusion The negative effect of the symptoms on patients’ quality of life is proved, which is determined by different socio-demographic parameters furthermore by knowledge. Above all could be useful information for professionals to adopt the right interventions.

scholarly journals Health-related quality of life (SF-36) in back pain: a population-based study, Campinas, São Paulo State, Brazil

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aparecida Mari Iguti ◽  
Margareth Guimarães ◽  
Marilisa Berti Azevedo Barros
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Intense Pain ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Our study aimed at assessing back pain impact over health-related quality of life (HRQoL). This is a cross-sectional population-based study that analyzed 1,192 adults. The dependent variables were the SF-36 scales and the main independent variables was back pain characterized by location, number of back pain region, intensity, frequency and limitations. Simple and multiple linear regression models were performed to estimate the crude and adjusted beta-coefficients (gender, age, schooling and co-morbidity conditions). Back pain prevalence were 35.4%. For HRQoL, comparing people with/without back pain, we found weak associations for the physical component (β = -3.6). However, strong associations were found for physical component (β = -12.4) when there were concomitant pain in cervical, dorsal and lumbar sites and also associations with mental health scales. Daily pain was associated with physical (β = -6.8) and mental (β = -2.7) components. Important impact on physical componente summary was found for intense/very intense pain (β = -7.9) and pain with severe limitation (β = -11.5). The impacts over HRQoL were strong when back pain was followed by (1) multiple back sites, (2) with pain in mental componente summary, (3) daily complaints, (4) very intense pain and (5) severe limitations; these results have revealed the importance to measure specific factors related to back pain.

scholarly journals Health-related quality of life in Brazil: normative data for the SF-36 in a general population sample in the south of the country

2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  
pp. 1911-1921 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciane Nascimento Cruz ◽  
Marcelo Pio de Almeida Fleck ◽  
Michele Rosana Oliveira ◽  
Suzi Alves Camey ◽  
Juliana Feliciati Hoffmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
General Population ◽  
Normative Data ◽  
Population Sample ◽  
General Population Sample ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

The objective of this study was to provide normative SF-36 scores in a general population sample in Brazil and to describe differences in mean scores according to socio-demographic characteristics. The SF-36 questionnaire was distributed to a randomly selected sample of the general population of Porto Alegre in the State of Rio Grande do Sul. The response rate was 68% and 755 subjects were included (38% male, 62% female). Lower health status was revealed among females in the 30 to 44 year age bracket, from the lower income class, with less education and self-reported chronic medical conditions. The results and percentiles of scores of the SF-36 are reported as normative data for the general population. The SF-36 was an acceptable and practical instrument for measuring health-related quality of life in a sample of Brazilians. The results of this study can be useful for researchers using the SF-36 questionnaire in other groups to compare the scores with normative data. The SF-36 may prove a valuable tool for discovering vulnerable groups in epidemiological studies due to the ability to discriminate between different population subgroups.

scholarly journals Impact of malnutrition on health-related quality of life in persons receiving dialysis: a prospective study

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Daniela Viramontes-Hörner ◽  
Zoe Pittman ◽  
Nicholas M Selby ◽  
Maarten W Taal
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Poor Hrqol ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Over Time

Abstract Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is severely impaired in persons receiving dialysis. Malnutrition has been associated with some measures of poor HRQoL in cross-sectional analyses in dialysis populations, but no studies have assessed the impact of malnutrition and dietary intake on change in multiple measures of HRQoL over time. We investigated the most important determinants of poor HRQoL and the predictors of change in HRQoL over time using several measures of HRQoL. We enrolled 119 haemodialysis and 31 peritoneal dialysis patients in this prospective study. Nutritional assessments (Subjective Global Assessment [SGA], anthropometry and 24-hour dietary recalls) and HRQoL questionnaires (Short Form-36 [SF-36] mental [MCS] and physical component scores [PCS] and European QoL-5 Dimensions [EQ5D] health state [HSS] and visual analogue scores [VAS]) were performed at baseline, 6 and 12 months. Mean age was 64(14) years. Malnutrition was present in 37% of the population. At baseline, malnutrition assessed by SGA was the only factor independently (and negatively) associated with all four measures of HRQoL. No single factor was independently associated with decrease in all measures of HRQoL over 1 year. However, prevalence/development of malnutrition over one year was an independent predictor of 1-year decrease in EQ5D HSS and 1-year decrease in fat intake independently predicted the 1-year decline in SF-36 MCS and PCS, and EQ5D VAS. These findings strengthen the importance of monitoring for malnutrition and providing nutritional advice to all persons on dialysis. Future studies are needed to evaluate the impact of nutritional interventions on HRQoL and other long-term outcomes.

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