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Multiple sclerosis: patient-reported quality of life in the Świętokrzyskie region

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Brola, Waldemar, Sobolewski, Piotr, Fudala, Małgorzata, Flaga, Stanisław, Jantarski, Konrad·2017·Medical Studies

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Wprowadzenie: Sytuacja epidemiologiczna i jakość życia chorych ze stwardnieniem rozsianym w Polsce są niedostatecznie rozpoznane. Cel pracy: Analiza samooceny dotyczącej jakości życia oraz wybranych parametrów klinicznych i socjodemograficznych pacjentów ze stwardnieniem rozsianym zarejestrowanych w Kohorcie Świętokrzyskiej Polskiego Rejestru Chorych ze Stwardnieniem Rozsianym (RejSM). Materiał i metody: W badaniu wzięli udział chorzy zamieszkujący województwo świętokrzyskie, a dane zbierano między 1 stycznia 2014 r. a 31 grudnia 2015 r. poprzez portal internetowy RejSM. Pacjenci po zarejestrowaniu przez lekarza samo­dzielnie oceniali jakość życia za pomocą polskich wersji kwestionariuszy samooceny EuroQol (EQ-5D i EQ-VAS) oraz Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale (MSIS-29). Wyniki: Spośród 1525 zarejestrowanych pacjentów do badania włączono 765 osób, które zgodziły się na samoocenę jakości życia. Średni indeks EQ-5D wynosił 0,78 ±0,28, a średni wynik w EQ-VAS 65,6 ±23,8. Ocena za pomocą MSIS-29 dała średni wynik 86,4 ±22,4 (dla stanu fizycznego 64,2 ±19,6 i dla stanu psychicznego 24,7 ±7,8). Jedynie 34,7% chorych było aktywnych zawodowo. Niższa jakość życia była istotnie związana z wyższym poziomem niesprawności (p < 0,001), wiekiem powyżej 40 lat (p < 0,001), dłuższym czasem trwania choroby (p < 0,001), brakiem dostępu do leczenia (p < 0,001) i brakiem zatrudnienia (p = 0,002). Nie stwierdzono zależności między jakością życia a płcią, przebiegiem choroby, wykształceniem, miejscem zamieszkania i stanem rodzinnym. Wnioski: Na obniżenie jakości życia chorych ze stwardnieniem rozsianym z regionu świętokrzyskiego wpływa przede wszystkim zaawansowana niesprawność, starszy wiek, długi czas trwania choroby oraz ograniczony dostęp do pracy i leczenia immunomodulującego.

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Authors
Brola, W., Sobolewski, P., Fudala, M., Flaga, S., & Jantarski, K.
Affiliations
  • Jan Kochanowski University (PL)
  • AGH University of Krakow (PL)
Corresponding author
Brola, Waldemar
Venue
Medical Studies
Published
2017-09-30
Volume
33
Issue
3
Pages
191-198
ISSN
  • 1899-1874 (ISSN-L)
  • 2300-6722
OpenAlex
W2760906362
Cited by
12
References
29
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0.43
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Licence
cc-by-nc-sa
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Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
Keywords
multiple sclerosis, quality of life, patient-reported outcomes, EQ-5D, EQ-VAS, MSIS-29, disability, disease duration, access to treatment, socioeconomic status, employment, Świętokrzyskie region, socioeconomic burden of disease, health-related quality of life

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