Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, MGH Allergy Associates, Yawkey 4B, Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, USA.
Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
J Clin Immunol. 2024 Aug 7;44(8):173. doi: 10.1007/s10875-024-01781-y.
Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) measures individual well-being across physical, psychological, and social domains. Patients with predominantly antibody deficiency (PAD) are at risk for morbidity and mortality, however, the effect of these complications on HRQoL requires additional study. Patients with PAD were asked to voluntarily complete the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) HRQoL-14 Healthy Days Measure questionnaire. These results were compared to data from the CDC-initiated Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), a cross-sectional questionnaire including questions from CDC-HRQOL-14. Statistical analyses included two-proportion Z-test, t-tests, and analysis of variance. 83 patients with PAD completed the survey. Patients were sub-stratified into mild (23.7%), moderate (35.5%), severe (40.8%), and secondary (8.4%) PAD. "Fair or poor" health status was reported in 52.6% of PAD patients. Mental health challenges ≥ 14 days/month occurred in 25% of patients. Physical health issues ≥ 14 days/month was reported in 44.7% of patients. Activity limitations were noted by 80.3% of patients. There were no statistically significant differences by PAD severity. Patients with autoimmune and inflammatory disease co-morbidities reported more mental health challenges compared to those without (78% vs. 54.3%, p = 0.02). Compared to the CDC-BRFSS data, significantly more patients with PAD reported "fair or poor" health status (53% vs 12.0%; p < 0.0001), mental health challenges (24.1% vs 14.7%; p = 0.02), and poor physical health (44.6% vs 8.0%; p < 0.0001). Patients with PAD had significantly reduced HRQoL compared to CDC-BRFSS respondents from a similar geographical region. Decreased HRQoL was prevalent across all PAD severity levels. Additional research is needed to improve HRQoL for patients with PAD.
健康相关生活质量(HRQoL)衡量个体在身体、心理和社会领域的整体幸福感。主要存在抗体缺陷(PAD)的患者存在发病和死亡风险,然而这些并发症对 HRQoL 的影响需要进一步研究。研究中要求 PAD 患者自愿完成疾病控制与预防中心(CDC)HRQoL-14 健康天数测量问卷。这些结果与 CDC 发起的行为风险因素监测系统(BRFSS)的数据进行了比较,BRFSS 是一个包含 CDC-HRQOL-14 问题的横断面问卷。统计分析包括两比例 Z 检验、t 检验和方差分析。83 名 PAD 患者完成了调查。患者被细分为轻度(23.7%)、中度(35.5%)、重度(40.8%)和继发性(8.4%)PAD。52.6%的 PAD 患者报告健康状况“一般或较差”。25%的患者每月有心理健康问题≥14 天。44.7%的患者每月有身体机能问题≥14 天。80.3%的患者有活动受限。PAD 严重程度无统计学差异。患有自身免疫和炎症性疾病合并症的患者比没有合并症的患者报告更多的心理健康问题(78%比 54.3%,p=0.02)。与 CDC-BRFSS 数据相比,明显更多的 PAD 患者报告“一般或较差”的健康状况(53%比 12.0%;p<0.0001)、心理健康问题(24.1%比 14.7%;p=0.02)和较差的身体机能(44.6%比 8.0%;p<0.0001)。与来自相似地理区域的 CDC-BRFSS 受访者相比,PAD 患者的 HRQoL 明显降低。所有 PAD 严重程度的患者均普遍存在 HRQoL 下降。需要进一步研究以改善 PAD 患者的 HRQoL。