Julian Schmidberger1, Henriette Weimer2, Patrycja Schlingeloff2, Wolfgang Kratzer2, Beate Grüner3. 1. Department of Internal Medicine I, Ulm University Hospital, Albert-Einstein-Allee 23, 89081, Ulm, Germany. julian.schmidberger@uniklinik-ulm.de. 2. Department of Internal Medicine I, Ulm University Hospital, Albert-Einstein-Allee 23, 89081, Ulm, Germany. 3. Department of Internal Medicine III, Ulm University Hospital, Albert-Einstein-Allee 23, 89081, Ulm, Germany.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a rare zoonosis caused by the parasite Echinococcus multilocularis. To date, nothing is known about the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with AE. The aim of the study was to evaluate the HRQoL in patients with AE in comparison of the healthy population. METHODS: We used the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) questionnaire to evaluate the HRQoL. The SF-36 scales have a range of 0-100 (0 represents the worst and 100 the most favourable state of health). SAS Version 9.2 was used for the statistical analysis of AE-cases (n = 30) and the healthy control group (n = 35). RESULTS: The analysis showed that the HRQoL in people with AE is reduced in comparison with the control population. The study group consisted of 15 (50.0%) men and 15 (50.0%) women; the control group of 16 (45.7%) men and 19 (54.3%) women. The mean age was 55.73 ± 16.65 years, while that of the control group was 54.57 ± 15.34 years. The physical quality of life in patients with AE (45.21 ± 11.42) was not significantly less than that of the control group (50.54 ± 10.52); p = 0.0568. Nevertheless, AE-patients show lower SF-36 scores for the physical quality of life. For the mental quality of life, patients with AE had a significantly lower score (45.46 ± 10.57) than the control group (51.57 ± 9.04); p = 0.0154. CONCLUSIONS: The HRQoL in people with AE is reduced in comparison with a control population. Assessment of the physical and mental quality of life in patients with AE may help to evaluate the patient outcome.
PURPOSE: The Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a rare zoonosis caused by the parasite Echinococcus multilocularis. To date, nothing is known about the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with AE. The aim of the study was to evaluate the HRQoL in patients with AE in comparison of the healthy population. METHODS: We used the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) questionnaire to evaluate the HRQoL. The SF-36 scales have a range of 0-100 (0 represents the worst and 100 the most favourable state of health). SAS Version 9.2 was used for the statistical analysis of AE-cases (n = 30) and the healthy control group (n = 35). RESULTS: The analysis showed that the HRQoL in people with AE is reduced in comparison with the control population. The study group consisted of 15 (50.0%) men and 15 (50.0%) women; the control group of 16 (45.7%) men and 19 (54.3%) women. The mean age was 55.73 ± 16.65 years, while that of the control group was 54.57 ± 15.34 years. The physical quality of life in patients with AE (45.21 ± 11.42) was not significantly less than that of the control group (50.54 ± 10.52); p = 0.0568. Nevertheless, AE-patients show lower SF-36 scores for the physical quality of life. For the mental quality of life, patients with AE had a significantly lower score (45.46 ± 10.57) than the control group (51.57 ± 9.04); p = 0.0154. CONCLUSIONS: The HRQoL in people with AE is reduced in comparison with a control population. Assessment of the physical and mental quality of life in patients with AE may help to evaluate the patient outcome.
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Keywords:
Alveolar echinococcosis; Echinococcus multilocularis; Health-related quality of life; Healthy control group; SF-36 questionnaire
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