Phua Grace, Tan Geak Poh, Phua Hwee Pin, Lim Wei-Yen, Neo Han-Yee, Chai Gin Tsen
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, National Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
J Thorac Dis. 2022 Dec;14(12):4713-4724. doi: 10.21037/jtd-22-906.
Understanding health-related quality of life (HRQL) in patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) provides insight into disease burden and treatment effects on patients' well-being. We examined HRQL in a multiracial Asian ILD cohort using the King's brief ILD (K-BILD) and EuroQol 5-dimension-3-level (EQ5D-3L) questionnaires and their associations with several clinical variables.
This was a single-centre cross-sectional study of ILD patients in a university-affiliated tertiary public hospital in Singapore. All patients completed two self-administered HRQL questionnaires upon study entry, and their clinical information was retrieved from electronic medical records.
Ninety-nine patients (56% male, 75% Chinese) were included. The median (interquartile range) age was 63 (54-72) years. The most common ILD diagnosis was connective tissue disease-related ILD (n=51, 52%), followed by idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (n=27, 27%). The mean (standard deviation) scores for the EQ5D-3L utility value, EQ5D Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and K-BILD total were 0.806 (0.284), 75.1 (12.8) and 63.9 (14.3), respectively. A moderate correlation was found between the EQ5D-3L and K-BILD total and domain scores. The HRQL scores also correlate moderately with the modified Medical Research Council dyspnoea scale (mMRC) scores. There was a weak-to-moderate correlation between HRQL and forced vital capacity (FVC), carbon monoxide diffusing capacity (DLCO) and Charlson comorbidity index. Multiple linear regression showed a significant association of K-BILD total [beta coefficient 0.244, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.075-0.414; P=0.005], K-BILD 'breathlessness and activities' (beta coefficient 0.448, 95% CI: 0.192-0.703; P=0.001), and the 'psychological' domain (beta coefficient 0.256, 95% CI: 0.024-0.488; P=0.031) with DLCO %pred after adjustment for age, sex, BMI, race, smoking history, comorbidities, FVC %pred and ILD diagnosis. Non-Chinese race was a predictor of better K-BILD 'psychological' domain (beta coefficient 8.680, 95% CI: 0.656-16.704; P=0.034) after adjustment.
HRQL is significantly impaired in ILD patients, and low DLCO is a strong predictor of this impairment.
了解间质性肺疾病(ILD)患者的健康相关生活质量(HRQL)有助于洞察疾病负担以及治疗对患者幸福感的影响。我们使用国王简短ILD问卷(K-BILD)和欧洲五维度健康量表(EQ5D-3L)对一个多民族亚洲ILD队列的HRQL进行了研究,并探讨了其与多个临床变量的关联。
这是一项在新加坡一家大学附属三级公立医院对ILD患者进行的单中心横断面研究。所有患者在研究入组时完成两份自我填写的HRQL问卷,并从电子病历中获取其临床信息。
共纳入99例患者(56%为男性,75%为华裔)。年龄中位数(四分位间距)为63(54 - 72)岁。最常见的ILD诊断为结缔组织病相关ILD(n = 51,52%),其次是特发性肺纤维化(n = 27,27%)。EQ5D-3L效用值、EQ5D视觉模拟量表(VAS)和K-BILD总分的均值(标准差)分别为0.806(0.284)、75.1(12.8)和63.9(14.3)。发现EQ5D-3L与K-BILD总分及各领域得分之间存在中度相关性。HRQL得分与改良医学研究理事会呼吸困难量表(mMRC)得分也呈中度相关。HRQL与用力肺活量(FVC)、一氧化碳弥散量(DLCO)和查尔森合并症指数之间存在弱至中度相关性。多元线性回归显示,在调整年龄、性别、体重指数、种族、吸烟史、合并症、FVC预计值百分比和ILD诊断后,K-BILD总分[β系数0.244,95%置信区间(CI):0.075 - 0.414;P = 0.005]以及K-BILD“呼吸急促与活动”领域(β系数0.448,95% CI:0.192 - 0.703;P = 0.001)和“心理”领域(β系数0.256,95% CI:0.024 - 0.488;P = 0.031)与DLCO预计值百分比存在显著关联。调整后,非华裔种族是K-BILD“心理”领域得分较高的预测因素(β系数8.680,95% CI:0.656 - 16.704;P = 0.034)。
ILD患者的HRQL显著受损,低DLCO是这种损害的有力预测因素。