Martin Sollie1,2, Pernille Jepsen1, Jens A Sørensen1,2. 1. Research Unit for Plastic Surgery, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark. 2. Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Abstract
Objectives: Herpes Zoster (HZ) is a common painful, debilitating condition caused by reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus. It is characterized by a painful skin eruption which is very complex to treat. Studies have reported that HZ negatively affects Quality of Life (QoL), but no large systematic review on this topic has been published to date. This systematic review aims to summarize the current data on patient-reported QoL amongst patients diagnosed with HZ. Methods: We searched Medline, Embase, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, and PsycINFO. The primary outcome was the change in percent impairment of QoL compared to normative data. Secondary outcomes were meta-analyses comparing reported QoL to a control group or normative data. Results: We assessed a total of 536 studies for inclusion. Thirteen studies were included in the systematic review and five studies in the meta-analyses. The total number of patients was 5472. Conclusions: This systematic review and meta-analysis found lower reported QoL amongst patients diagnosed with acute herpes zoster compared to normative values. Our data show that acute herpes zoster significantly reduces the quality of life of the patients affected.
Objectives: Herpes Zoster (HZ) is a common painful, debilitating condition caused by reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus. It is characterized by a painful skin eruption which is very complex to treat. Studies have reported that HZ negatively affects Quality of Life (QoL), but no large systematic review on this topic has been published to date. This systematic review aims to summarize the current data on patient-reported QoL amongst patients diagnosed with HZ. Methods: We searched Medline, Embase, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, and PsycINFO. The primary outcome was the change in percent impairment of QoL compared to normative data. Secondary outcomes were meta-analyses comparing reported QoL to a control group or normative data. Results: We assessed a total of 536 studies for inclusion. Thirteen studies were included in the systematic review and five studies in the meta-analyses. The total number of patients was 5472. Conclusions: This systematic review and meta-analysis found lower reported QoL amongst patients diagnosed with acute herpes zoster compared to normative values. Our data show that acute herpes zoster significantly reduces the quality of life of the patients affected.
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