Health-related quality of life in gout in primary care : Baseline findings from a cohort study

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OBJECTIVES: To examine gout-related, comorbid, and sociodemographic characteristics associated with generic and disease-specific health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in gout.

METHODS: Adults with gout from 20 general practices were mailed a questionnaire containing the Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI), Short-Form-36 Physical Function subscale (PF-10), Gout Impact Scale (GIS), and questions about gout-specific, comorbid and sociodemographic characteristics. Variables associated with HRQOL were examined using multivariable linear regression models.

RESULTS: A total of 1184 completed questionnaires were received (response 65.9%). Worse generic and gout-specific HRQOL was associated with frequent gout attacks (≥5 attacks PF-10 β = -4.90, HAQ-DI β = 0.14, GIS subscales β = 8.94, 33.26), current attack (HAQ-DI β = 0.15, GIS β = -1.94, 18.89), oligo/polyarticular attacks (HAQ-DI β = 0.11, GIS β = 0.78, 7.86), body pain (PF-10 β = -10.68, HAQ-DI β = 0.29, GIS β = 2.61, 11.89), anxiety (PF-10 β = -1.81, HAQ-DI β = 0.06, GIS β = 0.38, 1.70), depression (PF-10 β = -1.98, HAQ-DI β = 0.06, GIS 0.42, 1.47) and alcohol non-consumption (PF-10 β = -16.10, HAQ-DI β = 0.45). Gout-specific HRQOL was better in Caucasians than non-Caucasians (GIS β = -13.05, -13.48). Poorer generic HRQOL was associated with diabetes mellitus (PF-10 β = -4.33, HAQ-DI β = 0.14), stroke (PF-10 β = -12.21, HAQ-DI β = 0.37), renal failure (PF-10 β = -9.43, HAQ-DI β = 0.21), myocardial infarction (HAQ-DI β = 0.17), female gender (PF-10 β = -17.26, HAQ-DI β = 0.43), deprivation (PF-10 β = -7.80, HAQ-DI β = 0.19), and body mass index ≥35kg/m2 (PF-10 β = -6.10, HAQ-DI β = 0.21).

CONCLUSIONS: HRQOL in gout is impaired by gout-specific, comorbid, and sociodemographic characteristics, highlighting the importance of comorbidity screening and early urate-lowering therapy. Both gout-specific and generic questionnaires identify the impact of disease-specific features on HRQOL but studies focusing on comorbidity should include generic instruments.

Errataetall:

ErratumIn: Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2022 Feb;52:151800. - PMID 33678468

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:48

Enthalten in:

Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism - 48(2018), 1 vom: 15. Aug., Seite 61-69

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chandratre, Priyanka [VerfasserIn]
Mallen, Christian [VerfasserIn]
Richardson, Jane [VerfasserIn]
Muller, Sara [VerfasserIn]
Hider, Samantha [VerfasserIn]
Rome, Keith [VerfasserIn]
Blagojevic-Bucknall, Milisa [VerfasserIn]
Roddy, Edward [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Comorbidity
Gout
Health related quality of life
Journal Article
Primary care
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 27.11.2018

Date Revised 29.01.2022

published: Print-Electronic

ErratumIn: Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2022 Feb;52:151800. - PMID 33678468

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.semarthrit.2017.12.005

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM280580134