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ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2018

The impact of axial spondyloarthritis on quality of life (QoL): a comparison with the impact of moderate to end-stage chronic kidney disease on QoL.

Yu Heng Kwan, Warren Fong, Priscilla How, Hwee-Lin Wee, Ying Ying Leung, Jie Kie Phang, Nai Lee Lui, Chuen Seng Tan, Rahul Malhotra, Truls Østbye and 1 more

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Article in Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Yu Heng KwanProgram in Health Services and Systems Research, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7802-9696
Warren FongDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Priscilla HowDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Hwee-Lin WeeDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Ying Ying LeungDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Jie Kie PhangDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Nai Lee LuiDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Chuen Seng TanSaw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Rahul MalhotraProgram in Health Services and Systems Research, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore.
Truls ØstbyeProgram in Health Services and Systems Research, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore.
Julian ThumbooProgram in Health Services and Systems Research, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore. julian.thumboo@singhealth.com.sg.
National University of Singapore · SGDuke-NUS Medical School · SGSingapore General Hospital · SGSingHealth · SG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe purpose of the study was to assess the impact of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) on patients' quality of life (QoL) compared to patients with moderate to end-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD).

methodsWe conducted secondary analysis of QoL data obtained from patients with axSpA and CKD from 2011 to 2014. QoL was assessed using the SF-36 version 2 and KDQoL-SF for patients with axSpA and CKD, respectively. Patients with CKD were subcategorized to CKD-pre-dialysis, hemodialysis (CKD-HD) and peritoneal dialysis (CKD-PD). Linear regression was used to compare QoL between patients with axSpA and CKD after adjusting for age, gender, ethnicity, education level, and marital status.

resultsA total of 765 patients (mean age 54.6, 63.0% males, 69.0% Chinese) were analyzed, of which 188 (24.5%) had axSpA. Patients with axSpA had poorer SF-36 bodily pain (BP) scores (axSpA: reference; CKD-pre-dialysis β: 11.04, p < 0.001; CKD-HD β: 9.52, p < 0.001; CKD-PD β: 10.35, p < 0.001) and higher general health scores (axSpA: reference; CKD-pre-dialysis β: - 7.87, p < 0.001; CKD-HD β: - 7.14, p < 0.001, CKD-PD β: - 7.25, p < 0.001) as compared to patients with CKD. Generally, patients with axSpA had poorer SF-36 scores than patients with CKD-pre-dialysis and similar SF-36 scores compared to patients with CKD-HD or CKD-PD.

conclusionsThe burden of axSpA on QoL is not trivial and is comparable to patients with CKD-HD or CKD-PD.

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AdultAgedAsian PeopleFemaleHumansKidney Failure, ChronicLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedPainPain ManagementPain MeasurementPeritoneal DialysisQuality of LifeSpondylarthropathiesSurveys and QuestionnairesAxial spondyloarthritisChronic kidney diseaseComparisonQuality of lifeRare diseaseSF-36

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