A Study on Quality of Life in Patients With Chronic Arthritis
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 139
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Validity of life quality measurement EQ-5D in chronic arthritis patients
研究概览
简要总结
Chronic joint complaints are prevalent in clinical practice. If chronic arthritis such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is not adequately controlled, it can not only affect patient's working ability but also produce indirect cost in patient's family. Quality of life will also be affected. Health-related quality of life issues are assuming increasing importance in chronic rheumatic diseases. However, studies on quality of life in rheumatic patients are limited. Factors related to quality of life are not clear. Application of quality of life measurement for improving clinical care of RA and AS patients is still difficult. The objective of this study was to evaluation the validity of EQ-5D life quality measurement in chronic arthritis patients in Taiwan. Factors associated with life quality will be addressed. This will also provide useful information for public health policy making.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Case Only
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 20 Years 至 —(Adult, Older Adult)
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Patients with rheumatoid arthritis or ankylosing spondylitis
排除标准
- •Patients with mental illness which interfered with questionaire answering
结局指标
主要结局
Validity of life quality measurement EQ-5D in chronic arthritis patients
时间窗: EQ-5D at recruitment and 6 months later in chronic arthritis patients
Effect of age, gender, diagnosis, disease duration and education on subjective feeling of quality of life (by EQ-5D) will be analyzed. Repeated measurements will be used for analysis of association between disease activity and quality of life.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Chien-Sheng Wu
Chief, Division of Rheumatology
Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
