Study on life quality between patients with systemic lupus erythematusus and those with coronary heart disease,diabetes and hypertension
- VernacularTitle:系统性红斑狼疮患者与冠心病糖尿病高血压患者生存质量的比较研究
- Author:
Yifang MEI
;
Juan GAO
;
Juan ZHANG
;
Haihong ZHANG
;
Hui WANG
;
Yanping ZHAO
;
Haizhi JIANG
;
Zhiyi ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Lupus erythematosus,systemic;
Chronic isease;
Health status indicators
- From:
Chinese Journal of Rheumatology
2008;12(8):543-545
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To compare the Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) of patients with sys temic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with other common chronic diseases (coronary heart disease,diabetes and hypertension).Methods Responses from Short Form-36 (SF-36) questionnaires from outpatients,inpatients with SLE,other common chronic diseases and healthy controls were analyzed in all domains.Results The mean age of patients with SLE was 39+13 years old,while those of patients with coronary heart disease,dia betes and hypertension were 65±16,60±13,59±14 years respectively.All SLE patients were significantly worse in all domains of SF-36 questionnaire,compared with the healthy controls.The responses of inactive patients with SLE,were not significantly worse than those with other chronic diseases in all domains (P＞0.05).On the contrary,the responses of patients with active SLE were significantly worse than those of patients with inactive SLE,as well as patients with other chronic diseases (P＜0.05).Conclusion HRQOL of patients with active SLE is significantly worse when compared to patients with other common chronic diseases.
