| Health-related quality of life in hospital inpatients with pressure ulceration: assessment using generic health-related quality of life measures. | |
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PMID: 19903301 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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The objective of this study was to determine the impact of pressure ulceration on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and to undertake a pilot study for a future larger study. The study comprised two parts. First, data from a large UK prospective cohort study were analyzed and the HRQoL of 218 people with pressure ulcers was compared with that of 2,289 people without ulcers using the Short Form-36 (SF-36) questionnaire. After adjusting for age, sex, and comorbidities, patients with pressure ulceration had significantly lower scores for both the physical (coefficient=-3.12, p<0.001) and mental (coefficient=-1.50, p=0.04) component summary scores of the SF-36. Second, a small pilot study was conducted to explore use of other tools. HRQoL was assessed in six patients with and 16 patients without pressure ulcers using the SF-36, the EQ-5D and a pain visual analog scale. SF-36 scores indicated that patients with pressure ulcers had significantly poorer physical functioning (d=22.3, p=0.001), role limitations due to physical problems (d=12.9, p=0.02), and vitality (d=20.6, p=0.04) than those without. EQ-5D scores were also poorer for patients with pressure ulceration, for both the visual analog scale (d=19.2, p=0.02) and the index (d=0.29, p=0.08). Patients with pressure ulceration had more perceived pain than those without; however, this difference was of borderline significance (d=-23.9, p=0.06). Pressure ulceration therefore has an impact on HRQoL that is measurable and persists after adjusting for potential confounding. |
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Holly N Essex; Michael Clark; Joyce Sims; Ann Warriner; Nicky Cullum |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Wound repair and regeneration : official publication of the Wound Healing Society [and] the European Tissue Repair Society Volume: 17 ISSN: 1524-475X ISO Abbreviation: Wound Repair Regen Publication Date: 2009 Nov-Dec |
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Created Date: 2009-11-11 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9310939 Medline TA: Wound Repair Regen Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 797-805 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK. hne100@york.ac.uk |
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