Health-Related Quality of Life Impairment among Patients with Different Skin Diseases in Vietnam: A Cross-Sectional Study

Nguyen, Sau Huu; Nguyen, Long H.; Vu, Giang Thu; Nguyen, Cuong Tat; Le, Thu Hoai Thi; Tran, Bach Xuan; Latkin, Carl A.; Ho, Cyrus S.H.; Ho, Roger

doi:10.3390/ijerph16030305

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“…A study from Cyprus reported a significantly higher score (0.97) among hypertensive patients. 22 The overall EQ-5D score for hypertensive patients (0.732) in this study was lower than Asian patients suffering from diabetes (0.8) 23 human immunodeficiency virus (0.8) 24 ; similar to skin diseases (0.73) 25 but higher than respiratory diseases (0.66), 26 dengue fever (0.66), 27 frail elderly (0.58) 28 and elderly after fall injury (0.46 34 Barsky et al, reported that hypertensive women tend to report somatic symptoms more frequently than men, such symptoms are reportedly of greater intensity compared with men. 35 Similar to our finding, higher annual household income has been associated with better HRQoL.…”

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Factors affecting health‐related quality of life among hypertensive patients using the EQ‐5D tool

2020

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Objectives Hypertension (HTN) is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, it is an epidemic health problem with 1 billion people affected worldwide. Limited studies have examined the impact of HTN on physical, psychological and social functioning of HTN patients. Furthermore, little is known about factors that impair these domains among these patients. Thus, the aim of the present study is to assess health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) and to explore predictors of poor HRQoL in patients with HTN in Jordan. Methods Hypertensive patients visiting cardiology and internal medicine departments were recruited from three major hospitals in Jordan. Patients’ Socio‐demographics and medical data were collected via direct patient encounters and medical records. The validated Arabic version of EQ‐5D tool was used to assess HRQoL. Simple linear regression was performed to explore the factors associated with poor HRQoL. Results The mean score of the EQ‐5D index of the 300 participants was 0.732 (SD = 0.29, range from −0.594 to 1.0). While extreme problems were only reported by 10% of the participants, most of them reported “some problems” through the five dimensions with the highest percentage (43.3%) for mobility dimension. Gender, monthly income, number of medical conditions, number of medications, number of HTN medications, duration of HTN and the presence of any atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases were significantly associated with the EQ‐5D index value (P‐value <.05). Conclusions The current study highlights factors that negatively impact HRQoL in patients with HTN. Such findings should provide useful information for future pharmaceutical care intervention programmes aimed at improving HRQoL and other health outcomes in patients with HTN.

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Factors affecting health‐related quality of life among hypertensive patients using the EQ‐5D tool

2020

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“…The majority of FCs indicated that they completely (50.5%) or partially (46.9%) understood the patient's disease. The median (IQR) number of hours of caregiving per day was 20 (10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24). Table 1 shows the QOL of AL patients and FCs.…”

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“…It is recommended that health-related QOL is evaluated along with clinical and laboratory indicators [11]. Evaluating health-related QOL informs an integral part of treatment effectiveness [12] and burden of disease [13].…”

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Factors associated with quality of life of adult patients with acute leukemia and their family caregivers in China: a cross-sectional study

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Chen

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Background: Acute leukemia (AL) not only impairs the quality of life (QOL) of patients, but also affects that of their family caregivers (FCs). Studies on QOL of AL patients and their FCs are limited. This study aimed to evaluate the QOL of AL patients and their FCs, and to explore the factors associated with QOL of patients and of FCs. Methods: A multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted. The QOL of 196 patient-FC dyads was assessed. The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Leukemia (FACT-Leu) was used for patients, and the 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) was used for FCs. Independent-samples t-tests or one-way analysis of variance were used to compare QOL subscale scores between groups with different sociodemographic/clinical characteristics. Multiple regression analysis was conducted to identify the factors associated with QOL of AL patients and their FCs. Results: The total FACT-Leu score for AL patients was 76.80 ± 16.44, and the physical component summary (PCS) and mental component summary (MCS) scores for FCs were 64.67 ± 15.44 and 52.50 ± 13.49, respectively. All QOL subscales for patients (t = 12.96-34.73, p < 0.001) and FCs (t = 2.55-14.36, p < 0.05), except role emotional (t = − 0.01, p = 0.993), were lower than those reported in previous studies. Sex, employment, and chemotherapy were significantly associated with total FACT-Leu score in AL patients (p < 0.05). Age, sex, marital status, education, employment, and relationship to patients were significantly associated with SF-36 PCS or MCS (p < 0.05). Conclusions: AL patients and their FCs both have lower QOL than the population in previous studies. These findings suggest that not only AL patients' physical and mental health but also overall family QOL should be assessed. Interventions supporting patient-FC dyads should be developed to improve their QOL.

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“…Patients selecting the option "no problem" was classified into the "No problem" group; otherwise, they were classified into the "Having problem" group. This tool has been widely used in Vietnam [37][38][39][40][41][42]. Moreover, we utilized the EQ-Visual Analogue Scale (EQ-VAS) to measure current self-rated health, with a score ranging from 0 "The worse health state that you can imagine" to 100 "The best health state that you can imagine".…”

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Fear of Falling among Older Patients Admitted to Hospital after Falls in Vietnam: Prevalence, Associated Factors and Correlation with Impaired Health-Related Quality of Life

Nguyen

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Fear of falling (FOF) diminishes older people’s independence in daily activities, as well as causes serious health and economic consequences. This study examined the prevalence of FOF in older patients hospitalized due to fall-injuries, its effect on health-related quality of life (HRQOL), and its associated factors. We conducted a cross-sectional study in seven hospitals in Thai Binh, Vietnam. FOF was assessed using a single close-ended question. HRQOL was evaluated by the EQ-5D-5L instrument. Multilevel logistic regression and Tobit regression models were utilized. The prevalence of FOF in 405 older patients admitted to hospitals after fall injuries was 88.2%, with a mean EQ-5D index and EQ-VAS of 0.34 (SD = 0.38) and 61.6 (SD = 15.2), respectively. Factors associated with FOF included living alone (OR = 0.13, 95%CI = 0.04; 0.50.,), history of eye diseases (OR = 4.12; 95%CI = 1.91; 8.89), and experiencing psychological distress (OR= 3.56, 95% CI = 1.05; 12.00). After adjusting for confounders, the EQ-5D index in the FOF group reduced by 0.15 points (Coef. = −0.15; 95%CI= −0.24; −0.05) compared to that of non-FOF group. Our study shows that FOF had an independent negative relationship with HRQOL of patients. Improving knowledge about fall prevention in patients and caregivers could reduce the burden of falls in older people.

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Health-Related Quality of Life Impairment among Patients with Different Skin Diseases in Vietnam: A Cross-Sectional Study

Cited by 43 publications

References 42 publications

Factors affecting health‐related quality of life among hypertensive patients using the EQ‐5D tool

Factors affecting health‐related quality of life among hypertensive patients using the EQ‐5D tool

Factors associated with quality of life of adult patients with acute leukemia and their family caregivers in China: a cross-sectional study

Fear of Falling among Older Patients Admitted to Hospital after Falls in Vietnam: Prevalence, Associated Factors and Correlation with Impaired Health-Related Quality of Life

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