Khanna Dinesh, Hays Ron D, Furst Daniel E
Department of Medicine, University of Michigan Scleroderma Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Department of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research.
Rheumatology (Oxford). 2017 Sep 1;56(suppl_5):v17-v22. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kex193.
Patients with SSc have the highest mortality among the rheumatic diseases. In addition, SSc is associated with disfigurement, hand contractures, fatigue, poor sleep, severe RP with numbness and tingling of the fingers can lead to decrements in quality of life. This Points to Consider article provides practical considerations for design of trials for functional disability and other health-related quality-of-life issues.
硬皮病患者在风湿性疾病中死亡率最高。此外,硬皮病会导致容貌毁损、手部挛缩、疲劳、睡眠不佳,严重的雷诺现象伴有手指麻木和刺痛会导致生活质量下降。这篇“需考虑要点”文章为功能障碍及其他与健康相关的生活质量问题的试验设计提供了实际考量。