2020
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008477
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Measuring health related quality of life for dengue patients in Iquitos, Peru

Abstract: Previous studies measuring the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of individuals with dengue focused on treatment seeking populations. However, the vast majority of global dengue cases are unlikely to be detected by health systems. Representative measurements of HRQoL should therefore include patients with disease not likely to trigger treatment-seeking behavior. This study based in Iquitos, Peru used the Quality of Wellbeing Scale-Self Administered, a survey that enquires about not only physical health, b… Show more

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“…This study added to the understanding of the outpatient dengue illness experience [ 31 , 32 ]. Consistent with previous literature [ 10 ], fever, headache, musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, rash, and nausea/vomiting were identified as core signs/symptoms of dengue.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This study added to the understanding of the outpatient dengue illness experience [ 31 , 32 ]. Consistent with previous literature [ 10 ], fever, headache, musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, rash, and nausea/vomiting were identified as core signs/symptoms of dengue.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…During that seven-day follow-up period, DENV positive (DENV+) individuals were also administered two Quality of Well-Being (QWB) surveys [ 45 ], 2–3 days and seven days after the initial PCR-positive blood test result. The QWB survey is a validated instrument used to measure an individual’s health related quality of life during chronic illness [ 45 , 46 ] that uses a weighted algorithm to produce a well-being score between 0 (death) and 1 (optimal health) [ 45 ]. On the seventh day after the initial diagnostic blood draw an expenses survey was administered, which focused on the costs incurred during dengue illness.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These were the same individuals participating in the mosquito feeding experiments (Project 1). By applying social and health science techniques we (1) described and quantified the association between subjective and objective measures of dengue disease severity, (2) examined and quantified human behavior changes associated with dengue disease of various severities [10,11,13], and (3) estimated individual human-mosquito contact rates to explore risk for potential forward DENV transmission (Project 3).…”
Section: Project 2: Effects Of Dengue or Zika Virus Infection On Huma...mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Due to delays associated with the COVID-19 pandemic some data analysis and laboratory testing are ongoing. Although we previously published project associated reports (i.e., spectrum of dengue illness experienced in Iquitos [10] and impact of dengue on human mobility [11,12] and quality of life measures [13]) in this publication we do not focus on project related data. Instead, we limit our presentation to the overall rationale and methodology of the study and how the project was designed to directly address key knowledge gaps in the understanding of DENV transmission.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%