Health-related quality of life and its predictors among patients with rheumatoid arthritis

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• 作者：Su Wei Wan ; BSc ; RN^a ; ^{nevakee97@hotmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Hong-Gu He ; PhD ; MD ; RN^b ; ^{nurhhg@nus.edu.sg" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Anselm Mak ; MD ; FRCP (Edin)^c ; ^{anselm_mak@nuhs.edu.sg" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Manjari Lahiri ; MRCP ; FAMS^c ; ^{manjari_lahiri@nuhs.edu.sg" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Nan Luo ; PhD^d ; ^{ephln@nus.edu.sg" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Peter P. Cheung ; MBBS ; PhD^c ; ^{peter_cheung@nuhs.edu.sg" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Wenru Wang ; PhD ; RN^b ; ^{nurww@nus.edu.sg" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author}
• 关键词：Health-related quality of life ; Pain ; Predictors ; Rheumatoid arthritis
• 刊名：Applied Nursing Research
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：May 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：30
• 期：Complete
• 页码：176-183
• 全文大小：351 K

文摘

Limited studies have examined the predictors of HRQoL among patients with rheumatoid arthritis. This study helped to ascertain the predictors of HRQoL from the pool of influencing factors identified by previous studies.

Aim

This study investigated the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of adult patients with rheumatoid arthritis and its predictors.

Methods

Using a descriptive correlational design, this study explored the relationship between HRQoL and pain, functional disability, anxiety, depression, medication adherence and social support. Eligible outpatients (n = 108) were recruited via their attending doctors who were co-investigators of this study. Informed consent forms were distributed and questionnaires administered in a teaching hub by the main researcher.

Results

Significant correlations were found between HRQoL and all of the study variables. Pain, functional disability and depression were main predictors of HRQoL.

Conclusions

Future evidence-based interventions focusing on pain relief, delaying disability or improving functional ability and reducing depressive symptoms are required to enhance the HRQoL of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.