Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients Living with Wilson Disease in Spain : A Cross-Sectional Observational Study

Wilson disease (WD) is a rare copper metabolism disorder caused by mutations in the ATP7B gene. It usually affects young individuals and can produce hepatic and/or neurological involvement, potentially affecting health-related quality of life (HRQoL). We assessed HRQoL in a cohort of Spanish patients with WD and evaluated disease impact on several domains of patients' lives, treatment adherence, drug preference and satisfaction, and healthcare resource utilisation in a cross-sectional, retrospective, multicentric, observational study. A total of 102 patients were included: 81.4% presented isolated liver involvement (group H) and 18.6% presented neurological or mixed involvement (group EH). Up to 30% of patients reported a deteriorated emotional status with anxiety and depression, which was greater in the EH subgroup; the use of neuropsychiatric drugs was high. Over 70% of the patients were satisfied with their current treatment but complained about taking too many pills, stating they would consider switching to another more patient-friendly treatment if available. The Simplified Medication Adherence Questionnaire revealed only 22.5% of patients were fully adherent to therapy, suggesting that alternative therapies are needed. This real-world study, even though is highly enriched with hepatic patients and mild disease, shows that WD impacts patients' HRQoL, especially in the emotional domain.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Journal of clinical medicine - 12(2023), 14 vom: 21. Juli

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mariño, Zoe [VerfasserIn]
Berenguer, Marina [VerfasserIn]
Peña-Quintana, Luis [VerfasserIn]
Olveira, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Miralpeix, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Sastre, Isabel [VerfasserIn]
Reyes-Domínguez, Ana [VerfasserIn]
Castillo, Pilar [VerfasserIn]
García-Solà, Clàudia [VerfasserIn]
Bono, Ariadna [VerfasserIn]
Romero, Miriam [VerfasserIn]
Pérez-Sádaba, Francisco Javier [VerfasserIn]
Aceituno, Susana [VerfasserIn]
Anguera, Anna [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adherence
Emotional status
Health-related quality of life
Journal Article
Real-world evidence
Wilson disease

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Date Revised 01.08.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/jcm12144823

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM360108075