Impact of comorbid conditions on disease-specific quality of life in older men and women with atrial fibrillation.
Qual Life Res
; 29(12): 3285-3296, 2020 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Older persons with atrial fibrillation (AF) experience significant impairment in quality of life (QoL), which may be partly attributable to their comorbid diseases. A greater understanding of the impact of comorbidities on QoL could optimize patient-centered care among older persons with AF.OBJECTIVE:
To assess impairment in disease-specific QoL due to comorbid conditions in older adults with AF.METHODS:
Patients aged ≥ 65 years diagnosed with AF were recruited from five medical centers in Massachusetts and Georgia between 2015 and 2018. At 1 year of follow-up, the Quality of Life Disease Impact Scale-for Multiple Chronic Conditions was used to provide standardized assessment of patient self-reported impairment in QoL attributable to 34 comorbid conditions grouped in 10 clusters.RESULTS:
The mean age of study participants (n = 1097) was 75 years and 48% were women. Overall, cardiometabolic, musculoskeletal, and pulmonary conditions were the most prevalent comorbidity clusters. A high proportion of participants (82%) reported that musculoskeletal conditions exerted the greatest impact on their QoL. Men were more likely than women to report that osteoarthritis and stroke severely impacted their QoL. Patients aged < 75 years were more likely to report that obesity, hip/knee joint problems, and fibromyalgia extremely impacted their QoL than older participants.CONCLUSIONS:
Among older persons with AF, while cardiometabolic diseases were highly prevalent, musculoskeletal conditions exerted the greatest impact on patients' disease-specific QoL. Understanding the extent of impairment in QoL due to underlying comorbidities provides an opportunity to develop interventions targeted at diseases that may cause significant impairment in QoL.Palabras clave
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Asunto principal:
Osteoartritis
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Calidad de Vida
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Fibrilación Atrial
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Enfermedades Musculoesqueléticas
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Accidente Cerebrovascular
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
Límite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
Revista:
Qual Life Res
Asunto de la revista:
REABILITACAO
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TERAPEUTICA
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos