J Korean Rheum Assoc.  2004 Sep;11(3):263-274.

Health-Related Quality of Life in Korean Patients with Chronic Diseases

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University, Korea.
  • 2the Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Division of Rheumatology, Hanyang University, Korea. scbae@hanyang.ac.kr
  • 3Division of Nephrology, Hanyang University, Korea.
  • 4Division of Cardiology, Hanyang University, Korea.
  • 5Department of Neurology, Hanyang University, Korea.
  • 6Division of Gastroenterology, Hanyang University, Korea.
  • 7Department of Ophthalmology, Hanyang University, Korea.
  • 8Division of Pulmonology, Hanyang University, Korea.
  • 9Department of Internal Medicine, Mayknoll Hospital, Korea.
  • 10Division of Endocrinology, Mayknoll Hospital, Korea.
  • 11Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Korea.
  • 12Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medine, Korea.

Abstract


OBJECTIVE
Few studies have examined the impact of chronic diseases on populations using a comprehensive health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in Korea. We assessed HRQOL of patients with 16 common chronic diseases.
METHODS
We interviewed patients with chronic diseases (n=980) and healthy control (n=288) using two HRQOL measurements: Korean Medical Outcome Study Short Form-36 (KSF-36) and Korena EuroQol-5 Dimensions (KEQ-5D), and questions on sociodemographic and clinical characteristics.
RESULTS
Each illness had a distinctive profile. Among disease groups, the KSF-36 global health score was highest in DM and lowest in fibromyalgia. The KSF-36 physical component summary score was highest in DM and lowest in osteoarthritis . The KSF-36 mental component summary score was highest in hypertension and lowest in fibromyalgia. The KEQ-5D utility score was highest in DM and lowest in fibromyalgia. The KEQ-5D visual analog score was highest in DM and lowest in liver cirrhosis. In correlation analysis, the KSF-36 physical component summary, mental component summary and five domains in KEQ-5D were well correlated with each others.
CONCLUSION
Health related quality of life in Korean patients with chronic disease is lower than healthy control. Patients with hypertension and DM registered the two highest scores in global health but patients with fibromyalgia reported the worst health experience in global health.We can compare the profiles of the groups and determine the relative impact on the patients of the various diseases and these data will provide a baseline of the current health related quality of life of individuals suffering from a variety of conditions.

Keyword

Health-related quality of life; SF-36; EQ-5D; Chronic diseases

MeSH Terms

Chronic Disease*
Fibromyalgia
Humans
Hypertension
Korea
Liver Cirrhosis
Osteoarthritis
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Quality of Life*
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