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Revista Colombiana de Reumatología
versión impresa ISSN 0121-8123
Resumen
CUERVO, Francy-Milena et al. Comparison of quality of life in patients with musculoskeletal symptoms, those with other comorbidities, and healthy people, in a Colombian open population study. Rev.Colomb.Reumatol. [online]. 2020, vol.27, n.3, pp.166-176. Epub 24-Abr-2021. ISSN 0121-8123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcreu.2020.04.002.
Purpose:
To describe health-related QOL (HRQOL) in patients with musculoskeletal symptoms, compared to a population with other comorbidities, and a healthy population.
Methods:
A cross-sectional study was carried out on an open population involved in a community-oriented program for control of rheumatic diseases (COPCORD) study in Colombia, using EQ-5D-3L for estimating QOL, and the health assessment questionnaire disability index (HAQ-DI) for functional capacity.
Results:
Out of the total 4020 individuals evaluated, 2274 had rheumatic diseases, 642 had non-rheumatic diseases, and 1104 were healthy subjects. Spondyloarthritis (SpA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients had more complaints regarding pain/discomfort and mobility. As for daily activities, the diseases that mostly affected them were systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and RA. RA and fibromyalgia (FM) patients had the worst scores as regards anxiety/depression and self-care dimensions. FM patients had the lowest QOL measured by EQ-VAS (57.7 ± 26.2).
The most frequent non-rheumatic diseases were cardiovascular and mental disorders, with 20% of these patients having a moderate level of pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression.
The rheumatic patients reported a decrease in functional capacity (HAQ: 0.49), in contrast to the healthy population (0.01), and the population having other diseases (0.06). Conclusion: Rheumatic disease patients in Colombia had the worst QOL compared to the healthy population and patients with other comorbidities. Rheumatic patients had greater functional limitations, even more so when having comorbidities. This study revealed potential factors of interest requiring the attention of public health authorities, and for improving patients' QOL.
Palabras clave : Quality of life; Rheumatic diseases; EQ-5D-3L; Disability; COPCORD.