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http://dx.doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2012.42.3.434

Health-related Quality of Life in Korean Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Association with Pain, Disease Activity, Disability in Activities of Daily Living and Depression  

Uhm, Dong-Choon (Department of Emergency Medical Technician, Daejeon University)
Nam, Eun-Sook (Department of Nursing, Health Care Research Center, Kangwon National University)
Lee, Ho-Yeon (Seoul Medical Center)
Lee, Eun-Bong (Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
Yoon, Young-Im (Seoul National University Hospital)
Chai, Gong-Ju (Chuncheon National Hospital)
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing / v.42, no.3, 2012 , pp. 434-442 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this predictive study was to identify factors affecting health related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods: The participants in this study were 131 patients with RA who were recruited from the outpatient clinic of a university hospital in Seoul. Disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis was evaluated by calculating the Disease Activity Score 28. Disability in activities of daily living (ADL) was assessed with the Korean Health Assessment Questionnaire, and depression with The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. HRQoL was evaluated using The Short Form 36 Health Survey. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation, and hierarchical multiple regression. Results: Pain, disability in ADL, disease activity, and depression correlated negatively with physical and mental dimensions of HRQoL. But hierachical multiple regression analysis revealed that disability in ADL and depression were the only variables negatively influencing physical and mental QoL after adjustment for influences of sociodemographic variables. Conclusion: Results of this study suggest that disability in ADL and depression, rather than disease activity and pain have profound effects on HRQoL in patients with RA. Further studies are needed to assess the predictive ability of disease activity and pain on HRQoL in this population.
Keywords
Rheumatoid arthritis; Health related quality of life; Pain; Disability in ADL; Depression;
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