Fujiwara Nakako, Takeshita Katsushi
Nursing Administration, School of Nursing &Health, Aichi Prefectural University.
Clin Calcium. 2009 Oct;19(10):1449-56.
Among the research conducted under the Health Labour Sciences Research Grant Program by the study group on ossification of spinal ligaments, we reviewed studies on patients with ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) with regard to methods for assessing their QOL as well as the study results. Methods for assessing QOL included the use of a single question, health-related QOL scales such as the SF-36 and SF-8, and the QOL criteria used in the JOA Cervical Myelopathy Evaluation Questionnaire (JOACMEQ) . In patients with OPLL, which is a condition characterized by pain and numbness that primarily affects the patient's lifestyle rather than survival, the degree of pain was strongly related to QOL. Among activities of daily living, transferring and bathing were strongly related to QOL. Therefore, it is important to maintain appropriate rehabilitation.
在厚生劳动科学研究资助项目下由脊柱韧带骨化研究小组开展的研究中，我们回顾了关于后纵韧带骨化（OPLL）患者生活质量评估方法及研究结果的相关研究。生活质量评估方法包括使用单一问题、健康相关生活质量量表（如SF-36和SF-8）以及日本骨科学会颈椎病评估问卷（JOACMEQ）中使用的生活质量标准。在以疼痛和麻木为特征、主要影响患者生活方式而非生存的OPLL患者中，疼痛程度与生活质量密切相关。在日常生活活动中，转移和洗澡与生活质量密切相关。因此，维持适当的康复治疗很重要。
