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Quality of Life and Related Factors in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Cross-Sectional Study Using 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36)

Background: Ankylosing spondylitis is a chronic condition that affects the vertebral and sacroiliac joints, causing progressive back pain and stiffness. Patients with this condition experience a lower quality of life compared to the general population, with physical health being more impacted than m...

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Autores principales: Lan, Nguyen Tran Tuyet, Tat Bang, Ho, Thu, Tran Thi Anh, Anh, Nguyen Thi My, Tap, Nguyen Van
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
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Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10551724/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37809169
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.44695
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author Lan, Nguyen Tran Tuyet
Tat Bang, Ho
Thu, Tran Thi Anh
Anh, Nguyen Thi My
Tap, Nguyen Van
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Tat Bang, Ho
Thu, Tran Thi Anh
Anh, Nguyen Thi My
Tap, Nguyen Van
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description Background: Ankylosing spondylitis is a chronic condition that affects the vertebral and sacroiliac joints, causing progressive back pain and stiffness. Patients with this condition experience a lower quality of life compared to the general population, with physical health being more impacted than mental health. In Vietnam, little attention has been given to the quality of life of patients with ankylosing spondylitis, and there are conflicting studies on the factors that affect their quality of life. Therefore, it is essential to assess the quality of life of these patients to provide appropriate recommendations for improving their overall well-being. Methodology: The descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on patients with ankylosing spondylitis who visited University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City from March 2022 to May 2022. Participants were interviewed face-to-face using the 36-item short form survey (SF-36) questionnaire and the visual analogue scale. In addition, some information related to ankylosing spondylitis was also collected through medical records. Results and conclusion: Seventy-five patients met the inclusion criteria with a median age of 33 (26 - 37); men accounted for 68%. The mean physical and mental health scores on the SF-36 scale were 37.73 ± 9.30 and 47.04 ± 7.11, respectively. Young age, lower pain score and duration of illness, and higher education were associated with a high physical health score with p<0.05. Similarly, the educational level and occupation were positively correlated, and pain scores were inversely correlated with mental health with p< 0.05.
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spelling pubmed-105517242023-10-06 Quality of Life and Related Factors in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Cross-Sectional Study Using 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36) Lan, Nguyen Tran Tuyet Tat Bang, Ho Thu, Tran Thi Anh Anh, Nguyen Thi My Tap, Nguyen Van Cureus Internal Medicine Background: Ankylosing spondylitis is a chronic condition that affects the vertebral and sacroiliac joints, causing progressive back pain and stiffness. Patients with this condition experience a lower quality of life compared to the general population, with physical health being more impacted than mental health. In Vietnam, little attention has been given to the quality of life of patients with ankylosing spondylitis, and there are conflicting studies on the factors that affect their quality of life. Therefore, it is essential to assess the quality of life of these patients to provide appropriate recommendations for improving their overall well-being. Methodology: The descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on patients with ankylosing spondylitis who visited University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City from March 2022 to May 2022. Participants were interviewed face-to-face using the 36-item short form survey (SF-36) questionnaire and the visual analogue scale. In addition, some information related to ankylosing spondylitis was also collected through medical records. Results and conclusion: Seventy-five patients met the inclusion criteria with a median age of 33 (26 - 37); men accounted for 68%. The mean physical and mental health scores on the SF-36 scale were 37.73 ± 9.30 and 47.04 ± 7.11, respectively. Young age, lower pain score and duration of illness, and higher education were associated with a high physical health score with p<0.05. Similarly, the educational level and occupation were positively correlated, and pain scores were inversely correlated with mental health with p< 0.05. Cureus 2023-09-05 /pmc/articles/PMC10551724/ /pubmed/37809169 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.44695 Text en Copyright © 2023, Lan et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Lan, Nguyen Tran Tuyet
Tat Bang, Ho
Thu, Tran Thi Anh
Anh, Nguyen Thi My
Tap, Nguyen Van
Quality of Life and Related Factors in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Cross-Sectional Study Using 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36)
title Quality of Life and Related Factors in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Cross-Sectional Study Using 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36)
title_full Quality of Life and Related Factors in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Cross-Sectional Study Using 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36)
title_fullStr Quality of Life and Related Factors in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Cross-Sectional Study Using 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36)
title_full_unstemmed Quality of Life and Related Factors in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Cross-Sectional Study Using 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36)
title_short Quality of Life and Related Factors in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Cross-Sectional Study Using 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36)
title_sort quality of life and related factors in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a cross-sectional study using 36-item short form survey (sf-36)
topic Internal Medicine
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10551724/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37809169
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.44695
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