The quality of life and its influential factors in patients with 3 major rheumatic diseases
- VernacularTitle:三种常见风湿性疾病患者生活质量分析
- Author:
Shao-Xian HU
;
Wen-Ze XIAO
;
Fang KONG
;
Jin-He XIONG
;
Jin MAO
;
Ji-Ping WU
;
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Rheumatic diseases;
Medical outcomes study short form-36;
Quality of life
- From:
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
2003;0(10):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore the quality of life (QOL) and its influential factors among patients with 3 major rheumatic diseases. Methods A total of 216 patients with rheumatic diseases (84 patients with systemic lu- pus erythematosus, SLE, 83 with rheumatoid arthritis, RA, and 49 with ankylosing spondylitis, AS) were recruited. The information with regard to their quality of life, sociopsychological factors and the evaluation of disease activity were obtained by using the medical outcomes study short form-36 (SF-36) and clinic documents. Results Patients with rheumatic diseases scored significantly lower with each subscale of SF-36 as compared to those of a healthy popu- lation in China (P
