Intraindividual change in SF-36 in ambulatory clinic primary care patients predicted mortality and hospitalizations

Fan, Vincent S.; Au, David H.; McDonell, Mary B.; Fihn, Stephan D.

doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2003.08.004

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“…For comparison with previous studies [7,14], changes in PCS and MCS were the main variables of interest, though analyses were also replicated for each of the 8 scales of the SF-36. Secondary analyses were performed with additional adjustment for incident comorbidity in the period 2001-2003.…”

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“…The first was conducted on male patients attending ambulatory primary-care centers of the US Department of Veteran Affairs. In such patients, with a high comorbidity and very low health level, a reduction in HRQL over 1 year was associated with higher mortality in the following year [7]. In the second study, declines in HRQL over 6 months were associated with a higher 2-year mortality in patients with end-stage renal disease [13].…”

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confidence: 86%

“…There is evidence that HRQL is an indicator of disease severity: specifically, a lower HRQL is associated with greater mortality among older adults with coronary disease [3], heart failure [4], pulmonary disease [5] and osteoarthritis [6]. HRQL is also a good predictor of health services use [3,4,6,7]. Accordingly, HRQL is a common endpoint in clinical drug trials for many diseases.…”

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“…However, studies in nondiabetic populations have also found that factors like worse health-related quality of life (HRQOL) are associated with higher mortality (2)(3)(4). If this holds true for patients with type 2 diabetes, clinicians might have to give more attention to HRQOL and perhaps assess HRQOL routinely in these patients.…”

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Prediction of Mortality in Type 2 Diabetes From Health-Related Quality of Life (ZODIAC-4)

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OBJECTIVE -To investigate the relationship between health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and mortality in type 2 diabetes.RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS -In 1998, 1,143 primary care patients with type 2 diabetes participated in the Zwolle Outpatient Diabetes project Integrating Available Care (ZODIAC) study. At baseline, HRQOL was assessed with the RAND-36 and, after almost 6 years, life status was retrieved. Cox proportional hazards modeling was used to investigate the association between HRQOL (continuous data) and mortality with adjustment for selected confounders (smoking, age, sex, diabetes duration, A1C, renal function, BMI, blood pressure, HDL cholesterol, and macrovascular complications). CONCLUSIONS -This study found that HRQOL is an independent marker of mortality and emphasizes the importance of looking beyond clinical parameters in patients with type 2 diabetes. RESULTS -The Physical

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“…This trend became significant if the change in PCS was Ͼ10 points. 26 The small increases in quality-of-life scores observed in the naturopathic group may reflect a generalized trend in improvement in MS-related health.…”

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A Randomized Pilot Study of Naturopathic Medicine in Multiple Sclerosis

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Calabrese

Morris

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The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

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Background: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use is high in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), yet there are limited reports on safety and effectiveness of CAM in MS. Naturopathic medicine encompasses a broad range of CAM modalities and may improve quality of life in patients with MS.Objective: To assess quality of life in MS subjects who received interventions designed to "model" the "whole practice" of naturopathy.Design: A pilot, randomized, controlled study with a 6-month intervention period. Participants: Participants who met criteria for clinically definite MS. Interventions: The 3 intervention arms were usual care, naturopathic medicine plus usual care, and MS education plus usual care.

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Intraindividual change in SF-36 in ambulatory clinic primary care patients predicted mortality and hospitalizations

Cited by 44 publications

References 23 publications

Change in health-related quality of life as a predictor of mortality in the older adults

Change in health-related quality of life as a predictor of mortality in the older adults

Prediction of Mortality in Type 2 Diabetes From Health-Related Quality of Life (ZODIAC-4)

A Randomized Pilot Study of Naturopathic Medicine in Multiple Sclerosis

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