scholarly journals Chronic daily headache: stress and impact on the quality of life

2007 ◽  
Vol 65 (4b) ◽  
pp. 1126-1129 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Carlos Busto Galego ◽  
Avelina Maria Moraes ◽  
José Antonio Cordeiro ◽  
Waldir Antonio Tognola
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Chronic Daily Headache ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Bodily Pain ◽  
Primary Headache ◽  
Medical Outcomes ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Daily Headache

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the stress presence and its influence in the quality of life of patients with chronic daily headache (CDH). METHOD: A hundred patients with at least 18 years old, with primary headache with duration greater than 4 hours a day, and frequency of 15 or more days monthly for at least three months were studied. Lipp's Inventory of Stress Symptoms and the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form (SF-36) were used. RESULTS: Stress was observed in 90% of the patients; nearly half of them was in the phase almost exhaustion. Patients with stress when compared with the ones with no stress presented significantly lower scores in all the domains of SF-36; except in physical functioning. The resistance phase presented scores significantly higher than almost exhaustion; except for bodily pain. CONCLUSION: The majority of the patients presented stress with significant reduction in their quality of life. Consequently, the stress could be related with both the development and the maintenance of CDH.

EVALUATION OF QUALITY OF LIFE IN BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY PATIENTS AFTER RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY

Hand Surgery ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (03) ◽  
pp. 103-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Izuru Kitajima ◽  
Kazureru Doi ◽  
Yasunori Hattori ◽  
Semih Takka ◽  
Emmanuel Estrella
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Brachial Plexus ◽  
Upper Extremity ◽  
Brachial Plexus Injury ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Bodily Pain ◽  
Summary Score ◽  
Joint Function ◽  
Sf 36

To evaluate the subjective satisfaction of brachial plexus injury (BPI) patients after surgery based on the medical outcomes study 36-item short form health survey (SF-36) and to correlate their SF-36 scores with upper extremity functions. Four items were assessed statistically for 30 patients: SF-36 scores after BPI surgery were compared with Japanese standard scores; the correlation between SF-36 scores and objective joint functions; difference in SF-36 scores between each type of BPI; and influence of each joint function on the SF-36 scores. The SF-36 subscale: PF — physical functioning, RP — role-physical, BP — bodily pain, and the summary score PCS — physical component summary, were significantly inferior to the Japanese standard scores. SF-36 is more sensitive to shoulder joint function than to elbow and finger joint functions. Little correlation was found between SF-36 scores and objective evaluations of joint functions. Greater effort is needed to improve the quality of life (QOL) of BPI patients. This study showed that SF-36 is not sensitive enough to evaluate regional conditions. A region- or site-specific questionnaire is required to evaluate upper extremity surgery.

scholarly journals Avaliação da qualidade de vida e da perda urinária de mulheres com bexiga hiperativa tratadas com eletroestimulação transvaginal ou do nervo tibial

2011 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maíra de Menezes Franco ◽  
Flaviane de Oliveira Souza ◽  
Elaine Cristine Lemes Mateus de Vasconcelos ◽  
Maurício Mesquita Sabino de Freitas ◽  
Cristine Homsi Jorge Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Medical Outcomes ◽  
Short Form 36 ◽  
Life Instrument ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Outcomes Study

Trata-se de um ensaio clínico prospectivo comparativo que objetivou comparar os efeitos do tratamento com eletroestimulação transvaginal (ET) e do nervo tibial (ENT) sobre a qualidade de vida (QV) e queixas de perda urinária em mulheres com bexiga hiperativa. Participaram 42 pacientes com bexiga hiperativa ou incontinência urinária (IU) mista e foram divididas para tratamento com ET ou ENT. A QV foi avaliada pelo questionário de QV genérico, o Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36 (SF-36) e um questionário específico para IU, o Incontinence Quality of Life Instrument (I-QOL). Os relatos de perdas urinárias e incômodos ocasionados foram avaliados, respectivamente, por meio do diário miccional de 24 horas e Escala Visual Analógica (EVA). O tratamento foi realizado uma vez por semana, totalizando doze semanas. O grupo da ENT teve melhora significativa em três domínios do I-QOL, na EVA, que avaliou o grau de incômodo causado pela IU e em quatro aspectos do diário miccional. No grupo de ET houve melhora significativa de dois domínios do SF-36, três domínios do I-QOL, na EVA e em quatro aspectos do diário. Houve melhora da QV em ambos os grupos, assim como uma diminuição das queixas de perda urinária, entretanto, o grupo que recebeu ET obteve melhora nos escores em dois domínios do questionário de QV genérico após o tratamento, que teve limitação por aspectos físicos e limitação por aspectos emocionais. O que não ocorreu com o grupo de ENT.

Evaluation of the quality of life of chronic renal patients in hemodialysis - a cross-current study / Avaliação da qualidade de vida de pacientes renais crônicos em hemodiálise – um estudo transversal

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 186-191
Author(s):  
Camila Zanesco ◽  
Erica De Brito Pitilin ◽  
Maíra Rossetto ◽  
Débora Tavares de Resende e Silva
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Short Form Health Survey ◽  
Medical Outcomes ◽  
Form Health ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Outcomes Study ◽  
Cross Current ◽  
Short Form Health

Objetivo: Caracterizar os pacientes com DRC em tratamento de hemodiálise (HD) de uma clínica do oeste catarinense, suas relações e variáveis sociodemográficas, e, a sua QV. Metodologia: Estudo transversal descritivo, com 116 pacientes com DRC em HD. Para coleta dos dados usou-se questionário sociodemográfico e o intrumento Medical Outcomes Study 36 – Item Short – Form Health Survey (SF-36). Resultados: Houve prevalência da população com idade igual ou > 60 anos, caucasianos (74,77%), do sexo masculino (54,31%), destaca-se a presença de profissões relacionadas a classe média ebaixa e quantidade de anos de estudo reduzidos. Em relação a comorbidades, prevaleceu a Hipertensão Arterial Sistêmica(38,79%). Quanto a QV as limitações por aspectos físicos tiveram menores médias (29,09) e limitações em atividades sociais maior média (73,71). Conclusão: A QV negativa têm repercussões pessoais, familiares e sociais devido ao impacto da doença na rotina de atividades de vida diária dos doentes renais.

scholarly journals Health-related quality-of-life assessment in patients with low back pain using SF-36 questionnaire

Medicina ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 43 (8) ◽  
pp. 607 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kotryna Vereščiagina ◽  
Kazys Ambrozaitis ◽  
Bronius Špakauskas
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Bodily Pain ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Objective. For complete assessment of benefits of the surgical intervention, it is essential to provide evidence of the impact on patients in terms of health status and healthrelated quality of life. In the present study, the preoperative 36-item Short Form (SF-36) Health Survey scores were determined in patients before lumbar microdiscectomy due to better preoperative screening likewise in the control group – almost healthy population taken into account any habitual ailments experienced in an appropriate age. Patients and methods. In the present study, we investigated a cohort of 100 patients with disc herniation causing low back pain and another hundred of the control subjects, matched by age and gender. The short form 36 general health questionnaire (SF-36) was applied. Results. Estimation of the SF-36 scores showed that (1) all of the domain values were considerably lower in the preoperative patient group than in the second one (P<0.01); (2) the bodily pain scores were closely correlated to the social function scores (R=0.7, P<0.01), whereas the physical function was less related to the bodily pain (R=0.6, P<0.01). The weakest correlation was observed between bodily pain and mental health and general health (R=0.4, P<0.01). Conclusion. The present study showed that the generic instrument, SF-36 Health Survey, was optimized paraclinical method for patients predisposed to surgical treatment of the lumbar disc herniation disease likewise for normal population individuals, matched by age and sex, in the assessment of health-related quality of life.

scholarly journals Predictors of itch and pain in the 12 months following burn injury: results from the Burns Registry of Australia and New Zealand (BRANZ) Long-Term Outcomes Project

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lincoln M Tracy ◽  
Dale W Edgar ◽  
Rebecca Schrale ◽  
Heather Cleland ◽  
Belinda J Gabbe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Severe Pain ◽  
Burn Injury ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Bodily Pain ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Abstract Background Itch and pain are common complaints of patients with burn injuries. This study aimed to describe the prevalence and predictors of itch and moderate to severe pain in the first 12 months following a burn injury, and determine the association between itch, moderate to severe pain, work-related outcomes, and health-related quality of life following a burn injury. Methods Burn patients aged 18 years and older were recruited from five Australian specialist burn units. Patients completed the 36-item Short Form Health Survey Version 2 (SF-36 V2), the Sickness Impact Profile (SIP) work scale, and a specially developed questionnaire relating to itch at 1, 6, and 12 months post-injury. Moderate to severe pain was defined as a score less than 40 on the bodily pain domain of the SF-36 V2. Multivariate mixed-effects regression models were used to identify patient and burn injury predictors of itch and moderate to severe pain. Results Three hundred and twenty-eight patients were included. The prevalence of itch decreased from 50% at 1 month to 27% at 12 months. Similarly, the prevalence of moderate to severe pain decreased from 23% at 1 month to 13% at 12 months. Compared to patients aged 18-34, the adjusted odds of experiencing any itch were 59% (95% CI: 0.20, 0.82) and 55% (95% CI: 0.22, 0.91) lower for patients aged between 35 and 49 and ≥ 50 years, respectively. Compared to patients aged 18-34, the adjusted odds of experiencing moderate to severe pain were 3.12 (95% CI: 1.35, 7.20) and 3.42 (95% CI: 1.47, 7.93) times higher for patients aged 35-49 and ≥ 50 years, respectively. Conclusions Less than 15% of patients reported moderate or severe pain at 12 months, while approximately one-quarter of the patients reported itch at the same period. The presence of moderate to severe pain was associated with a greater negative impact on health-related quality of life and work outcomes compared to itch. Further research is needed to improve our ability to identify patients at higher risk of persistent itch and pain who would benefit from targeted review and intervention studies.

Quality of Life in Automated and Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis

2011 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 138-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wieneke M. Michels ◽  
Sandra Van Dijk ◽  
Marion Verduijn ◽  
Saskia Le Cessie ◽  
Elisabeth W. Boeschoten ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Peritoneal Dialysis ◽  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Summary Score ◽  
Medical Outcomes ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Over Time

ObjectiveDespite a lack of strong evidence, automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) is often prescribed on account of an expected better quality of life (QoL) than that expected with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). Our aim was to analyze differences in QoL in patients starting dialysis on APD or on CAPD with a follow-up of 3 years.MethodsAdult patients in the prospective NECOSAD cohort who started dialysis on APD or CAPD were included 3 months after the start of dialysis. The Medical Outcomes Survey Short Form 36 [SF-36 (Medical Outcomes Trust and QualityMetric, Lincoln, RI, USA)] and Kidney Disease and Quality of Life Short Form [KDQOL-SF (KDQOL Working Group, Santa Monica, CA, USA)] questionnaires were used to measure QoL. Differences in QoL over time were calculated using linear mixed models. Patients were followed until transplantation, death, or a first switch to any other dialysis modality.ResultsThe clinical and social characteristics of the 64 APD and 486 CAPD patients were slightly different at baseline. In the crude analysis, the pattern of the mental summary score differed between the modalities ( p = 0.03, adjusted p = 0.06), because of a different pattern for role function emotional ( p = 0.03, adjusted p = 0.05). The pattern of the physical summary score was not different between the groups. Scores on dialysis staff encouragement had a different pattern over time ( p = 0.01), because of an in-equality in scores 3 months after the start of dialysis, which disappeared after 18 months on dialysis. Over time, patients on APD scored higher on sexual function. After adjustment for age, sex, glomerular filtration rate, comorbidity, and primary kidney disease, that difference disappeared. This study showed no major differences in QoL on the KDQOL-SF and the SF-36 between the two modalities.

scholarly journals Quality of life of primary caregivers of spinal cord injury survivors

2013 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ágatha Graça ◽  
Matheus Amarante do Nascimento ◽  
Edson Lopes Lavado ◽  
Márcia Regina Garanhani
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Testing Procedure ◽  
Medical Outcomes ◽  
Percentage Difference ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Burden Scale

The aim of this study was to analyze quality of life of caregivers who are relatives of patients with spine cord injury (SCI). Fourteen women (seven caregivers and seven controls) were evaluated by the Medical Outcomes Study 36 - Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) and the Caregiver Burden Scale (CBS) Questionnaires. The data from both questionnaires were compared using the Mann-Whitney U testing procedure for differences between caregivers and controls (p<0.05). The results from SF-36 were not statistically significant between groups, however, for the CBS data, there were significant differences between groups (p>0.05), characterized by the percentage difference of 62%, 66.7%, 55%, 50%, 57% and 63% for tension, isolation, disappointment, emotional involvement, environment and overall score, respectively. The CBS questionnaire was more adequate for verifying quality of life of caregivers of SCI patients, and caregiving may have a negative impact on their quality of life.

scholarly journals Postoperative Assessment of the Quality of Life in Patients with Colorectal Endometriosis

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (21) ◽  
pp. 5211
Author(s):  
Claudia Mehedintu ◽  
Francesca Frincu ◽  
Lacramioara Aurelia Brinduse ◽  
Andreea Carp-Veliscu ◽  
Elvira Bratila ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Bodily Pain ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Colorectal Endometriosis ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
Role Limitation

Morbidity and mortality alone are not comprehensive measures of evaluating the benefits of surgical interventions in endometriosis patients, thus, subjective patient-reported instruments are required. The 36-tem Short Form Survey (SF-36) is a Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) instrument that has not been validated yet for women with endometriosis. The aims of this study are to evaluate the validity and reliability of the SF-36 in patients with colorectal endometriosis and to compare the HRQoL before and after surgery, using different Quality of Life (QoL) instruments: the Gastrointestinal QoL Index (GIQLI) and Knowles–Eccersley–Scott Symptom Questionnaire (KESS). We conducted a retrospective study using prospectively recorded data in the North-West Inter-Regional Female Cohort for Patients with Endometriosis (CIRENDO) database. The assessment was performed on four hundred and eighty-eight patients before and 12 months after the surgery. Preoperative and postoperative item-internal consistency and Cronbach’s α proved evidence for good reliability showing that SF-36 is a useful instrument for endometriosis patients’ QoL. The domains of Role (limitation) physical, Bodily pain and Role (limitation) emotional showed the most remarkable improvements (difference before vs. one year after surgery) with p < 0.001. Our data show that SF-36 has validity and reliability and can be used in patients with endometriosis. Surgery improved the QoL and digestive function.

scholarly journals Assessment of quality of life in patients with diabetes mellitus

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Αθανασία Παπαθανασίου
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Medical Outcomes ◽  
Short Form 36 ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Patients With Diabetes

Σκοπός της έρευναςΗ εκτίμηση της ποιότητας ζωής των ασθενών με ΣΔ στην ΠρωτοβάθμιαΦροντίδα Υγείας στην Ελλάδα και η συγκριτική της μελέτη με την ποιότητα ζωήςτων ασθενών ενός εξειδικευμένου διαβητολογικού κέντρου.Πληθυσμός μελέτηςΗ μελέτη εφαρμόσθηκε στους ασθενείς του Κέντρο Υγείας Στυλίδας στονομό Φθιώτιδας και στους ασθενείς του διαβητολογικού κέντρου στο ΤζάνειοΝοσοκομείο του Πειραιά.Στη μελέτη περιλαμβάνονται ασθενείς με σακχαρώδη διαβήτη τύπου 2που παρακολοθούνται τακτικά στα παραπάνω κέντρα. Οι 818 πρώτοι ασθενείςπου πληρούσαν τα παραπάνω κριτήρια και προσήλθαν στα παραπάνω κέντρα από τον Δεκέμβριο του 2006 αποτελούν τον πληθυσμό της μελέτης.ΜέθοδοιΜετά από μία συστηματική αναζήτηση στη διεθνή και ελληνικήβιβλιογραφία για τον εντοπισμό εργαλείων που εκτιμούν τη σχετιζόμενη με τοσακχαρώδη διαβήτη ποιότητα ζωής στην Ελλάδα και τη διαπίστωση της έλλειψηςμιας ειδικής κλίμακας στη χώρα μας, η κλίμακα PAID μεταφράστηκε καισταθμίστηκε σύμφωνα με τις αρχές του Medical Outcomes Trust Bulletin 1997.Στη μελέτη χρησιμοποιήθηκαν οι εξής κλίμακες: Short Form- 36 version 2(SF-36 v2), Problem Areas In Diabetes (PAID) Scale και Diabetes TreatmentSatisfaction Questionnaire status version(DTSQ-s).Για την καταχώρηση και ανάλυση των δεδομένων δημιουργήθηκε έναηλεκτρονικό σύστημα καταχώρησης ασθενών χρησιμοποιώντας FileMaker Pro από τον Δεκέμβριο του 2006 αποτελούν τον πληθυσμό της μελέτης.ΜέθοδοιΜετά από μία συστηματική αναζήτηση στη διεθνή και ελληνικήβιβλιογραφία για τον εντοπισμό εργαλείων που εκτιμούν τη σχετιζόμενη με τοσακχαρώδη διαβήτη ποιότητα ζωής στην Ελλάδα και τη διαπίστωση της έλλειψηςμιας ειδικής κλίμακας στη χώρα μας, η κλίμακα PAID μεταφράστηκε καισταθμίστηκε σύμφωνα με τις αρχές του Medical Outcomes Trust Bulletin 1997.Στη μελέτη χρησιμοποιήθηκαν οι εξής κλίμακες: Short Form- 36 version 2(SF-36 v2), Problem Areas In Diabetes (PAID) Scale και Diabetes TreatmentSatisfaction Questionnaire status version(DTSQ-s).Για την καταχώρηση και ανάλυση των δεδομένων δημιουργήθηκε έναηλεκτρονικό σύστημα καταχώρησης ασθενών χρησιμοποιώντας FileMaker Pro κέντρου υγείας Στυλίδας και 39.67 (±16.29) για τους ασθενείς του ΤζάνειουΝοσοκομείου του Πειραιά. Σχετικά με τα αποτελέσματα της κλίμακας DTSQ-s, τοτελικό αποτέλεσμα ήταν 26.81 (±8.2) για τους ασθενείς του κέντρου υγείαςΣτυλίδας και 22.13 (±8.9) για τους ασθενείς του Τζάνειου Νοσοκομείου τουΠειραιά (p< 0.0001).ΣυμπεράσματαΈνα σημαντικό αποτέλεσμα της μελέτης είναι η μετάφραση και στάθμιση στηνελληνική γλώσσα της κλίμακας Problem Areas In Diabetes (PAID) Scale, ενόςσημαντικού και πολυχρησιμοποιημένου στις διεθνείς μελέτες εργαλείου, πουαξιολογεί τις συναισθηματικές και διαπροσωπικές δυσκολίες των ασθενών μεΣΔ, που σχετίζονται με τη δίαιτα ή τη σχέση του με το γιατρό. Από τον πληθυσμό της μελέτης προέκυψε ότι οι ασθενείς πουπαρακολουθούνται στο διαβητολογικό τακτικό ιατρείο του Τζάνειου ΝοσοκομείουΠειραιά (αστικός πληθυσμός) είχαν συστηματικά χαμηλότερα αποτελέσματα σε όλες τις υποκατηγορίες της κλίμακας Short Form-36 version 2 (MCS και PCSscores) καθώς και στις κλίμακες PAID και DTSQ σε σχέση με τον πληθυσμό τουΚέντρου Υγείας Στυλίδας (αγροτικός πληθυσμός).Τα ευρήματα αυτής της μελέτης θα μπορούσαν να αξιοποιηθούν στηνπρακτική διαχείριση των ασθενών με σακχαρώδη διαβήτη, αλλά και στοναποτελεσματικό σχεδιασμό των προσφερόμενων υπηρεσιών υγείας.

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