scholarly journals Health-related quality of life in patients with lower limb amputation – an assessment of the measurement properties of EQ-5D-3L and EQ-5D-5L using data from the Swedish Amputation and Prosthetics Registry

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Olivia Ernstsson ◽  
Kerstin Hagberg ◽  
Mathieu F. Janssen ◽  
Gouke J. Bonsel ◽  
Seher Korkmaz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Lower Limb Amputation ◽  
Measurement Properties ◽  
Limb Amputation ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Using Data

scholarly journals Health Related Quality of Life and Sense of Coherence in Sudanese Diabetic Subjects with Lower Limb Amputation

2009 ◽  
Vol 217 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moawia Abdelgadir ◽  
Wafaa Shebeika ◽  
Mohamed Eltom ◽  
Christian Berne ◽  
Karin Wikblad
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sense Of Coherence ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Lower Limb Amputation ◽  
Limb Amputation ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
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 Biomedical Variables and Adaptation to Disease and Health-Related Quality of Life in Polish Patients with MS

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (12) ◽  
pp. 2678 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna Dymecka ◽  
Mariola Bidzan
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Mood Disorders ◽  
Upper Limb ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Neurological Disability ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

The aim of this research was to assess the level of adaptation to multiple sclerosis (Sclerosis multiplex; MS) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of the study population as well as to determine the relationship between biomedical factors related to the course of multiple sclerosis, adaptation to the disease, and HRQoL. Analysis of medical records, clinical and psychological interviews, the Extended Disability Status Scale (EDSS), Guy’s Neurological Disability Scale (GNDS), the Acceptance of Illness Scale (AIS), and the Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale 29 (MSIS-29) were collected from 137 patients with MS. It was found that there was a relation between motor impairment, neurological disability, adaptation to illness, and HRQoL; it was also found that there were negative correlations between adaptation to illness and the severity of lower-limb disability, fatigue, mood disorders, other problems related to MS, and upper-limb disability. Of all the symptoms, lower-limb disability, fatigue, and mood disorders had the strongest relation with adaptation. All of the analysed symptoms were found to correlate with HRQoL. Of all the symptoms, HRQoL was most affected by lower- and upper-limb disability, fatigue, other MS problems, and mood disorders.

scholarly journals Economic outcomes associated with deep surgical site infection in patients with an open fracture of the lower limb

2018 ◽  
Vol 100-B (11) ◽  
pp. 1506-1510 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Parker ◽  
S. Petrou ◽  
J. P. M. Masters ◽  
F. Achana ◽  
M. L. Costa
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Open Fracture ◽  
Site Infection ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Economic Costs ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Deep Surgical Site Infection

Aims The aim of this study was to estimate economic outcomes associated with deep surgical site infection (SSI) in patients with an open fracture of the lower limb. Patients and Methods A total of 460 patients were recruited from 24 specialist trauma hospitals in the United Kingdom Major Trauma Network. Preference-based health-related quality-of-life outcomes, assessed using the EuroQol EQ-5D-3L and the 6-Item Short-Form Health Survey questionnaire (SF-6D), and economic costs (£, 2014/2015 prices) were measured using participant-completed questionnaires over the 12 months following injury. Descriptive statistics and multivariate regression analysis were used to explore the relationship between deep SSI and health utility scores, quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs), and health and personal social service (PSS) costs. Results Deep SSI was associated with lower EQ-5D-3L derived QALYs (adjusted mean difference -0.102, 95% confidence interval (CI) -0.202 to 0.001, p = 0.047) and increased health and social care costs (adjusted mean difference £1950; 95% CI £1383 to £5285, p = 0.250) versus patients without deep SSI over the 12 months following injury. Conclusion Deep SSI may lead to significantly impaired health-related quality of life and increased economic costs. Our economic estimates can be used to inform clinical and budgetary service planning and can act as reference data for future economic evaluations of preventive or treatment interventions. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2018;100-B:1506–10.

scholarly journals Patient Reported Outcome Measures Assessing Health-Related Quality Of Life in Dupuytren´S Disease: A Systematic Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego Gómez Herrero ◽  
Rafael Sanjuan-Cerveró ◽  
Pedro Vazquez-Ferreiro ◽  
Francisco Javier Carrera-Hueso ◽  
Marina Sáez-Belló ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Outcome Measures ◽  
Patient Reported Outcome Measures ◽  
Measurement Properties ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Objective: The objective of this study is to carry out a systematic review of the outcome measures reported by the patient that are used to measure the quality of life of patients with Dupuytren´s disease (DD), assessing their relevance and effectiveness. Methods: A systematic literature search was carried out in the PubMed®, Web of Sciencie®, SciELO®, EMBASE®, Google Scholar® and Cochrane® databases. We searched for peer-reviewed articles evaluating health related quality of life (HR-QoL) in patients with DD diagnosed and/or treated until April 1, 2017, for English or Spanish language. The following keywords were used: “Dupuytren´s disease (MeSH)” AND “health related quality of life (MeSH)”. The documents were eligible for inclusion if they described data on the HR-QoL domains in relation to diagnosis or treatment of DD after a revision process by two independent authors. The checklist (STROBE) was used to evaluate the quality of the works. Results: From 352 identified articles were finally selected 26 studies in the systematic review, mostly European. A total of nine outcomes measures specifically reported by the patient were identified: DASH (used in 13 of the 26 selected studies), Quick-DASH (8/26), MHQ (7/26), briefMHQ (1/26), URAM (4/26), POS-HAND/ARM (1/26), SDSS (1/26), DDSP (1/26) and CHFS (1/26) questionnaires. We analyze their quantitative results to evaluate the effectiveness and evaluate the methodological quality of the studies on the measurement properties of the results reported by patients related to health. Conclusion: More work is urgently needed in these areas before we can reach a consensus on which instrument is the best to assess functional deterioration and improvement in patients with DD.

scholarly journals Relationship between degree of dyspnoea and health-related quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

2007 ◽  
Vol 135 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 547-553 ◽  
Author(s):  
Branislav Gvozdenovic ◽  
Sasa Mitic ◽  
Vladimir Zugic ◽  
Aleksandar Gvozdenovic ◽  
Nada Lazovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Measurement Properties ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Introduction Dyspnoea is a characteristic symptom of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which impairs everyday functioning of patients. Objective The aim of our study was to evaluate the relationship between the degree of dyspnoea of COPD patients and their health-related quality of life. Method We measured the degree of dyspnoea and health-related quality of life in 85 COPD outpatients (46 male; mean age was 58 ? 12 years; mean forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) was 47.9?18.6% predicted). The degree of dyspnoea was assessed by Baseline Dyspnoea Index (BDI), List of Daily Activities (DAL), Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Modified MRC Dyspnoea Scale, and Borg Category Scale (BCS). The patients filled two standardized questionnaires for measuring health-related quality of life: the generic one - 15D, and the respiratory specific one - the St George?s Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ). Total 15D and SGRQ scores, as well as the scores for individual domains of SGRQ (symptoms, activity and impact scores) for each patient were calculated. In 40 out of 85 patients, the same procedure was repeated at the follow-up, with a mean 4-week interval between the visits. Results There were statistically highly significant correlations (p<0.01) between values of all dyspnoea scale scores evaluated and all the health-related quality of life scores. The highest degree of correlation of both total SGRQ and 15D scores was found for the values of BCS (r=0.731 and -0.776, respectively). A statistically significant correlation between the changes of all SGRQ (but not 15D) scores and all dyspnoea score changes (except for MRC) were also recorded. Conclusion The degree of dyspnoea of COPD outpatients that could be well-determined by the scales used in our study clearly reflects the impairment of their health-related quality of life as assessed by the instruments used. All of the questionnaires we used in this study have good measurement properties for their purposes.

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