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ArticlePatient preference and adherence2021

Predictors of Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis in Southwest China.

Yuqing Song, Hong Chen

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Yuqing SongWest China School of Nursing/West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0003-2530-6308
Hong ChenWest China School of Nursing/West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-1867-1107

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe purpose of this study was to evaluate health-related quality of life (QoL) and explore its predictors in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) in Southwest China. PATIENTS AND

methodsWe recruited AS patients from a tertiary hospital in Chengdu, China. Data were collected by self-reported questionnaires, including sociodemographic and disease-related variables, the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short Form (SF-36), Beck Depression Inventory-Second Edition (BDI-II), Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI), Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI), and Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Global score (BAS-G). Stepwise multiple linear regression analysis was used to determine the factors affecting physical component summary (PCS) and mental component summary (MCS) of SF-36.

resultsA total of 125 patients with AS were included in the current study. The PCS, MCS scores of SF-36 were 41.06±9.12, 47.82±9.84, respectively. Stepwise multiple linear regression analysis showed that higher educational level (β=0.237,

conclusionAS patients in Southwest China had impaired health-related QoL. Healthcare providers should take effective strategies to modify the factors affecting health-related QoL, which may prompt disease management and increase QoL.

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ankylosing spondylitisdepressiondisease activityfatiguehealth-related quality of lifephysical function

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PMCPMC8409598

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