Quality of Life in Chronic Arthritis

Far Eastern Memorial Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Ankylosing Spondylitis; Rheumatoid Arthritis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01357018

099094-E

Details and patient eligibility

About

Chronic joint complaints are prevalent in clinical practice. If chronic arthritis such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is not adequately controlled, it can not only affect patient's working ability but also produce indirect cost in patient's family. Quality of life will also be affected. Health-related quality of life issues are assuming increasing importance in chronic rheumatic diseases. However, studies on quality of life in rheumatic patients are limited. Factors related to quality of life are not clear. Application of quality of life measurement for improving clinical care of RA and AS patients is still difficult. The objective of this study was to evaluation the validity of EQ-5D life quality measurement in chronic arthritis patients in Taiwan. Factors associated with life quality will be addressed. This will also provide useful information for public health policy making.

Enrollment: 139 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with rheumatoid arthritis or ankylosing spondylitis

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with mental illness which interfered with questionaire answering

Trial design

139 participants in 2 patient groups

patients with rheumatoid arthritis

patients with ankylosing spondylitis