Objective To investigate the general state, psychologic status and health related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN), and explore the influencing factors on HRQOL and their major and minor relationship. Methods From August 2014 to August 2015, a questionnaire survey was conducted to patients with PHN. The data of the patients’ general situation was colleted, the psychologic status was assessed by Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS), and the HRQOL of the patients was assessed by 36-item Short Form Survey. One-way ANOVA and stepwise regression analysis were used to analyze the influencing factors of HRQOL. Results A total of 177 questionnaires were issued, and 158 were recovered with a response rate of 89.3%. The average score of HRQOL of the 158 patients was 513.67±119.79, and the average score of SDS was 43.65±11.34. SDS scores showed no depression in 41 patients (25.9%), mild depression in 47 (29.7%), moderate depression in 39 (24.8%), and severe depression in 31 (19.6%). Whether receiving regular treatment, course of PHN, SDS score, physical exercise, sleep time and age were the main influencing factors of HRQOL. Conclusions Most patients with PHN suffer from depressive symptoms with poor HRQOL scores. Receiving early treatment with integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine, strengthening exercise, ensuring adequate sleep and receiving psychological counseling can significantly improve the HRQOL of PHN patients.
Objective To understand the quality of life of patients with acute mild to moderate ischemic stroke one year after stroke, analyze the factors affecting their quality of life, and provide a scientific basis for improving their health-related quality of life. Methods This study included patients who were diagnosed with acute mild to moderate ischemic stroke between March 2019 and March 2021 in four hospitals in Nanchang. Sociodemographic information and relevant clinical data were collected during hospitalization. The EQ-5D-5L questionnaire was administered to assess health-related quality of life one year after discharge. The Mann-Whitney U test (for two groups) and Kruskal-Wallis one-way ANOVA (for multiple groups) were used to analyze differences in utility scores among various factors. A Tobit regression model was built to investigate the factors influencing quality of life one-year post-stroke. Results A total of 1 181 patients participated in the study, including 791 males (66.98%) and 390 females (33.02%), with an average age of 63.7±10.9 years. Health-related quality of life data collected one year after the stroke revealed that 22.69% of patients experienced pain/discomfort, 17.27% suffered anxiety/depression, 15.66% had mobility issues, 10.33% had difficulties with daily activities, and 8.64% had trouble with self-care. Tobit regression results showed that age (β=−0.263, 95%CI −0.327 to −0.198), gender (β=−0.134, 95%CI −0.189 to −0.080), previous hypertension (β=−0.068, 95%CI −0.120 to −0.016), previous dyslipidemia (β=−0.068, 95%CI −0.126 to −0.011), admission NIHSS score (β=−0.158, 95%CI −0.198 to −0.118), and discharge mRS score (β=−0.193, 95%CI −0.250 to −0.136) were negatively associated with health utility values. Current employment status (β=0.141, 95%CI 0.102 to 0.181) and admission GCS score (β=0.209, 95%CI 0.142 to 0.276) were positively correlated with health utility values. Conclusion One year after an acute mild to moderate ischemic stroke, patients commonly face pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression. Factors affecting overall quality of life include age, sex, current employment status, previous hypertension, previous dyslipidemia, admission NIHSS score, admission GCS score, and discharge mRS score. Clinically, developing scientifically sound and reasonable rehabilitation plans post-discharge is crucial for improving long-term quality of life.
ObjectiveTo systematically review the health-related quality of life (QOL) based on EQ-5D instrument for disease population in China. MethodsWe searched databases including PubMed, The Cochrane Library (Issue 5, 2015), EMbase, CNKI, VIP and WanFang Data from inception to August 2015, to identify studies involving healthrelated QOL about different diseases in China. A descriptive analysis was used to analyze health utility by disease and the proportion of patients who having problem in five dimensions, as well as comparing health-related QOL in different diseases. ResultsA total of 26 studies were included, involving 15 kinds of diseases. The health utility in different studies about the same disease was different. Diabetes ranged from 0.79 to 0.94, liver disease infected by HBV was from 0 to 0.80, hypertension was from 0.78 to 0.93, coronary heart disease was from 0.75 to 0.90, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was from 0.64 to 0.73. After ranking the health utility of fifteen kinds of diseases, the utility of kashin-beck disease and rheumatoid arthritis were 0.45 and 0.56, respectively, and the utility of children cerebral palsy was 0.44, which was the lowest. "Pain/discomfort" was the dimension with highest proportion of patients who having problem for most diseases while atrial fibrillation and children cerebral palsy were the "Self-care" and "Usual Activities". ConclusionEQ-5D is widely used in health-related QOL studies among different diseases in China. Many factors including sample source, severity of disease, complication and value set have influence on the measurement results of health utility.
目的:了解抑郁症患者的生命质量与疾病影响程度,探讨抑郁程度、生命质量和疾病影响程度的关系。方法:运用随意抽样方法,对2007年7～9月在四川大学华西医院心理卫生中心住院的抑郁症患者进行问卷调查。问卷包括:①一般人口学资料;②Zung抑郁自评问卷SDS;③汤旦林生命质量表TD;④美国华盛顿大学卫生服务系1977年编制、我国李君荣、张新平等翻译的疾病影响程度量表SIP。统计方法:采用SPSS10.0软件对数据进行处理,采用频数分析、t检验、相关分析和ANOVA多元线形回归分析。结果:①住院抑郁症患者TDL为60.04+16.95,男女患者无显著性差异(T1=0.726 sig=0.47);②多数抑郁症患者的TDL处于比较差和中下水平抑(比较差占62.7%,中下占17.9%;③患者受疾病影响严重,SIP总平均受损分为40.01+15.74,其中社会心理功能影响平均分为53.86+22.22,其他功能影响平均分为45.09+17.81,躯体功能影响平均分为21.84+14.85;④抑郁症患者TDL、SIP和SDS 有一定关系,分别SDS与TDL的相关系数r=0.248, sig为0.043,SDS与SIP的相关系数r=0.526, sig为0.000;⑤患者的TDL与性别、病程、住院次数、职业、付费方式无显著性相关关系,而与年龄有一定关系(R=0.255,Sjg=0.037);⑥患者的SIP与患者的与年龄、病程、住院次数、付费方式、职业等无显著性关系,Pgt;0.05。而与性别有一定关系,R=0.249,Sjg=0.042。结论:①抑郁症患者的生命质量TDL严重下降,明显低于正常人,而且处于比较差和中下的患者占多数(差为69.6%,中下为17.9%);②抑郁症患者疾病影响严重,SIP功能损失分为40.01+15.74,其中社会心理影响最严重,为53.86+22.22;③郁症患者的SDS与TDL和SIP有明显相关性;④抑郁症患者的TDL与年龄有一定关系,SIP与性别有一定关系。
Objective To explore the status of women’s quality of life and analyze risk factors related diminished ovarian reserve (DOR). Methods We applied the method of convenient sampling to investigate 61 patients with DOR (DOR group) and 60 women with normal ovarian reserve function (control group) who visited a reproductive centre of a Triple-A hospital from February to May 2013, using a questionnaire which included basic information table, Menopausal Quality of Life Scale (MENQOL) and SF-36 Health Survey for quality of life, and Kupperman Index Scale (KI) for the degree of clinical symptoms. Then, statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 17.0 software. Results Compared with the control group (43.60±16.82), the level of women’s quality of life in the DOR group (73.42±24.15) was significantly lower (Plt;0.01), while the degree of clinical symptoms was significantly higher (Plt;0.01). There were positive associations between quality of life and degree of clinical symptoms. The risk factors related to DOR were various such as age, weight, quality of sleep, menstrual disorders, number of abortion, age of the first pregnancy, gynecologic surgery, economic income, education, family relationship, unsatisfactory sexual life, and psychological factors. Conclusion In order to improve women’s quality of life, effective treatment should be conducted to relieve clinical symptoms of women with DOR. Good life style, harmonious family relationship, healthy mind and avoiding the risk factors, which could effectively help the prevention and treatment of the disease.
ObjectiveTo explore the mediating effect of depression between fatigue and quality of life in patients with bronchial asthma, and to provide a clinical basis for alleviating fatigue and improving the quality of life in asthma patients.MethodsBronchial asthma patiens were recruited with convenience sampling method to conducta questionnaire survey in outpatients department of respiratory of a tertiary hospital in Guangxi from November 2018 to March 2019. The general data questionnaire, the Chinese version of Checklist Individual Strength-Fatigue, the Self-rating Depression Scale, the Questionnaire for Asthma Quality of Life in Adult, and the Asthma Control Test were used. We collected data to analyze the mediating effects of depression between fatigue and quality of life in patients with bronchial asthma.ResultsFinally, 120 patients were included. There were statistically significant differences in quality of life among patients with different ages, education levels, residences, time of high incidence of symptoms, degrees of lung function impairment, asthma control conditions, and degrees of depression, and between patients with fatigue and the ones without fatigue (P<0.05). The quality of life score was negatively correlated with depression score and fatigue score (r=−0.749, −0.770; P<0.001). The depression score was positively correlated with fatigue score (r=0.769, P<0.001). The fatigue score had a negative predictive effect on quality of life score [standardized partial regression coefficient (β’)=−0.587, P<0.001], and a positive predictive effect on depression scores (β’=0.657, P<0.001). After adding depression score, the effect of fatigue score on quality of life score decreased and the β’ changed from −0.587 to −0.319, suggesting that depression played a partial mediating role in the relationship between fatigue and quality of life. Mediation tests showed significant mediation effects.ConclusionsRelieving or eliminating fatigue can improve the quality of life in asthma patients directly. At the same time, it can indirectly improve the quality of life in asthma patients through relieving depression.
Objective To systematically review the health state utility values in patients with schizophrenia, and to provide references for subsequent studies on the health economics of schizophrenia. Methods The PubMed, EMbase, The Cochrane Library, Web of Science, CNKI, WanFang Data, and VIP databases were searched from inception to December 1st, 2021 to collect studies on health state utility values in patients with schizophrenia. Two reviewers independently screened literature, extracted data, and assessed the risk of bias of the included studies. Meta-analysis was then performed by Stata 15.0 software. Results A total of 19 studies were included. Patients’ utility values were 0.68 (95%CI 0.59 to 0.77) for direct measures, and 0.77 (95%CI 0.75 to 0.80) and 0.66 (95%CI 0.61 to 0.70) for indirect measures with the EQ-5D-5L and EQ-5D-3L as the primary scales. Utility values varied with measures, tariffs, regions, and populations. Conclusion Studies on health state utility value in schizophrenia are diversified in measurement methods, showing high inter-study heterogeneity. Therefore, it is necessary to promote the study on utility value measurement in schizophrenia in China.
Objective To discuss influence of spinal surgery on quality of life (QOL) of patients with late-period spinal metastatic tumor and to explore if spinal surgery could influence on survival time of patients or not. Methods From July 2007 to March 2009, we identified patients who were eligible for the observational study hospitalized in Changzheng Hospital, the Second Military Medical University in Shanghai, China. All eligible patients were divided into two groups depending on whether they would receive spinal surgery or not. Then, all eligible patients completed five QOL assessments using the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G) Questionnaire when they were diagnosed as late-period spinal metastatic tumor, after 1-month treatment, after 3-month treatment, after 6-month treatment, and after 9-month treatment. Survival time of each patient was also recorded. Results We identified 312 patients who were eligible for the study (surgery group, 147 cases; and non-surgery group, 165 cases). There was no significant difference in survival time between the two groups (χ2=3.167, P=0.075). Within 9 months, the surgery group had significantly higher physical well-being scores, emotional well-being scores, functional well-being scores and total QOL scores than the non-surgery group. Conclusion The results of this study suggest that spinal surgery can significantly improve the QOL of patients with late-period spinal metastatic tumor, but cannot prolong the survival time.
ObjectiveTo evaluate the reliability and validity of the Quality of Working Life Scale (QWL7-32). MethodsThe QWL7-32 scale was used to survey 487 drilling workers. The presence of chronic diseases was regarded as an effector for evaluating physical health, and the result of SCL-90 measurement was regarded as an effector for evaluating psychological health. The reliability and validity of the scale were statistically analyzed. ResultsThe results of the Pearson correlation coefficient was 0.713, the Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.920, and the Splithalf reliability coefficient was 0.942. The result of confirmatory factor analysis showed that the construct validity of scale was good, and the accumulative rate of 7 variances was 62.59%. The results of correlation analysis and t test showed that the validity of scale criterion was also good. In QWL7-32 scale, each dimension showed a good correlation with its relevant item but poor correlation with any other items. ConclusionThe QWL7-32 has a good reliability and validity.