Wijesinghe Rushika S, Wickremasinghe Ananda R
University of Queensland, Herston, Australia.
University of Kelaniya, Thalagolla, Ragama, Sri Lanka.
Asia Pac J Public Health. 2015 Mar;27(2):NP2690-701. doi: 10.1177/1010539511434140. Epub 2012 Feb 2.
Quality of life (QOL) was assessed in 141 filarial lymphedema patients and 128 healthy people in the Colombo district, Sri Lanka, by administering modified, translated, and validated (in Sri Lanka) versions of the Short Form 36 health survey questionnaire (SF-36) and the 30-item General Health questionnaire (GHQ-30). The GHQ-30 assesses the current mental health status. The SF-36 measures health on 8 multi-item dimensions covering functional state, well-being, and overall evaluation of health (physical functioning, role limitations resulting from physical health problems, role limitations resulting from emotional problems, energy/fatigue, emotional well-being, social functioning, pain and general health). By SF-36, patients experienced poorer physical functioning, more role limitations resulting from physical health conditions, less emotional well-being, poorer social functioning, and more pain than healthy individuals. By GHQ-30, mental well-being of healthy controls was significantly better than that of patients. The significant difference in the QOL as perceived by filarial lymphedema patients and healthy individuals reiterates the importance of morbidity control in patients affected by this disease.
通过发放经过修改、翻译并在斯里兰卡验证的36项简短健康调查问卷（SF - 36）和30项一般健康问卷（GHQ - 30），对斯里兰卡科伦坡地区的141名丝虫性淋巴水肿患者和128名健康人进行了生活质量（QOL）评估。GHQ - 30用于评估当前的心理健康状况。SF - 36从8个多项目维度衡量健康状况，包括功能状态、幸福感和健康总体评价（身体功能、身体健康问题导致的角色限制、情绪问题导致的角色限制、精力/疲劳、情绪幸福感、社会功能、疼痛和总体健康）。根据SF - 36，患者在身体功能、身体健康状况导致的角色限制、情绪幸福感、社会功能和疼痛方面比健康个体更差。根据GHQ - 30，健康对照者的心理健康状况明显优于患者。丝虫性淋巴水肿患者和健康个体所感知的生活质量的显著差异再次强调了对受该疾病影响的患者进行发病控制的重要性。
