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Health-related quality of life in patients with non-communicable disease: study protocol of a cross-sectional survey
INTRODUCTION: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are associated with lower health-related quality of life (HRQoL). However, knowledge about those diseases and predictors with a greater impact on patients’ HRQoL as well as knowledge on the complex relationship between HRQoL and comorbidities is lacking...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7485234/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32912984 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037131 |
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author | Van Wilder, Lisa Clays, Els Devleesschauwer, Brecht Pype, Peter Boeckxstaens, Pauline Schrans, Diego De Smedt, Delphine |
author_facet | Van Wilder, Lisa Clays, Els Devleesschauwer, Brecht Pype, Peter Boeckxstaens, Pauline Schrans, Diego De Smedt, Delphine |
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description | INTRODUCTION: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are associated with lower health-related quality of life (HRQoL). However, knowledge about those diseases and predictors with a greater impact on patients’ HRQoL as well as knowledge on the complex relationship between HRQoL and comorbidities is lacking. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of NCDs on patients’ HRQoL, with a focus on multimorbidity and socioeconomic status. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: A primary care-based cross-sectional study is conducted in Flanders (Belgium). Study participants (≥18 years) are medically diagnosed with at least one of the following diseases: cardiometabolic disorders, mental disorders and musculoskeletal disorders. A minimum of 50 general practitioners will participate to recruit participants (convenient sample) and a total of 531 patients will be enrolled (voluntary response sample). Each participant will complete a paper-based questionnaire to gather research outcomes. Statistical analyses will be performed using multiple linear regression models with HRQoL as main outcome parameter, adjusted for possible confounders. This study will generate new evidence on the key predictors of HRQoL in patients with NCDs, and particularly provide new insights in multimorbidity to improve the quality of care in primary care, to support patients’ self-management and to allocate resources more effectively. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: The study has been approved by the Ethical Committee of Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium (reference number: B670201939629) prior to the beginning of the recruitment. Study results will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations. |
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spelling | pubmed-74852342020-09-18 Health-related quality of life in patients with non-communicable disease: study protocol of a cross-sectional survey Van Wilder, Lisa Clays, Els Devleesschauwer, Brecht Pype, Peter Boeckxstaens, Pauline Schrans, Diego De Smedt, Delphine BMJ Open Public Health INTRODUCTION: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are associated with lower health-related quality of life (HRQoL). However, knowledge about those diseases and predictors with a greater impact on patients’ HRQoL as well as knowledge on the complex relationship between HRQoL and comorbidities is lacking. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of NCDs on patients’ HRQoL, with a focus on multimorbidity and socioeconomic status. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: A primary care-based cross-sectional study is conducted in Flanders (Belgium). Study participants (≥18 years) are medically diagnosed with at least one of the following diseases: cardiometabolic disorders, mental disorders and musculoskeletal disorders. A minimum of 50 general practitioners will participate to recruit participants (convenient sample) and a total of 531 patients will be enrolled (voluntary response sample). Each participant will complete a paper-based questionnaire to gather research outcomes. Statistical analyses will be performed using multiple linear regression models with HRQoL as main outcome parameter, adjusted for possible confounders. This study will generate new evidence on the key predictors of HRQoL in patients with NCDs, and particularly provide new insights in multimorbidity to improve the quality of care in primary care, to support patients’ self-management and to allocate resources more effectively. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: The study has been approved by the Ethical Committee of Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium (reference number: B670201939629) prior to the beginning of the recruitment. Study results will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations. BMJ Publishing Group 2020-09-10 /pmc/articles/PMC7485234/ /pubmed/32912984 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037131 Text en © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited, appropriate credit is given, any changes made indicated, and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/. |
spellingShingle | Public Health Van Wilder, Lisa Clays, Els Devleesschauwer, Brecht Pype, Peter Boeckxstaens, Pauline Schrans, Diego De Smedt, Delphine Health-related quality of life in patients with non-communicable disease: study protocol of a cross-sectional survey |
title | Health-related quality of life in patients with non-communicable disease: study protocol of a cross-sectional survey |
title_full | Health-related quality of life in patients with non-communicable disease: study protocol of a cross-sectional survey |
title_fullStr | Health-related quality of life in patients with non-communicable disease: study protocol of a cross-sectional survey |
title_full_unstemmed | Health-related quality of life in patients with non-communicable disease: study protocol of a cross-sectional survey |
title_short | Health-related quality of life in patients with non-communicable disease: study protocol of a cross-sectional survey |
title_sort | health-related quality of life in patients with non-communicable disease: study protocol of a cross-sectional survey |
topic | Public Health |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7485234/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32912984 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037131 |
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