Quality of life in primary care patients with moderate medically unexplained physical symptoms.
Purpose: Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms (MUPS) have a large impact on patient's quality of life. Most studies have been limited to chronic MUPS and thus, little is known about moderate MUPS. Improved knowledge concerning determinants influencing quality of life in moderate MUPS patients can...
| Published in: | Quality of Life Research Vol. 29; no. 3; pp. 693 - 704 |
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Springer Nature
Mar2020
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=141807353&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 141807353 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 09629343 GPQ jtl: Quality of Life Research issn: 09629343 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Mar2020 vid: 29 iid: 3 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature place: New York, New York artinfo: ui: 141807353 141807353 NLM31732910 10.1007/s11136-019-02358-8 NLM31732910 141807353 ppf: 693 ppct: 11 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Quality of life in primary care patients with moderate medically unexplained physical symptoms. aug: au: van Westrienen, P. E. Pisters, M. F. Toonders, S. A. J. Gerrits, M. de Wit, N. J. Veenhof, C. affil: Department of Health Innovation and Technology, Fontys University of Applied Sciences, Ds Th Fliednerstraat 2, 5600 AH, Eindhoven, The Netherlands sug: subj: Somatoform Disorders Psychosocial Factors Quality of Life Psychosocial Factors Male Primary Health Care Female Middle Age Adult Physical Examination Cross Sectional Studies Middle Aged: 45-64 years Adult: 19-44 years Male Female ab: Purpose: Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms (MUPS) have a large impact on patient's quality of life. Most studies have been limited to chronic MUPS and thus, little is known about moderate MUPS. Improved knowledge concerning determinants influencing quality of life in moderate MUPS patients can be helpful in managing MUPS. This study is aimed at describing the common characteristics seen in moderate MUPS patients and compare them with characteristics seen in chronic MUPS patients and general population. We also identified determinants of the physical and mental components of quality of life in moderate MUPS patients.Methods: In a cross-sectional study, moderate MUPS patients (n = 160) were compared with chronic MUPS patients (n = 162) and general population (n = 1742) based on demographic characteristics and patient's quality of life. Multivariable linear regression analyses were performed to identify determinants associated with a patient's quality of life, assessed with the RAND-36.Results: Moderate MUPS patients experienced a better quality of life than chronic MUPS patients, but a worse quality of life as compared to the general population. Determinants associated with the physical and mental components of quality of life explain 49.1% and 62.9% of the variance, respectively.Conclusion: Quality of life of patients with MUPS varies with MUPS disease stage. Based on their quality of life scores, moderate MUPS patients would be adequately distinguished from chronic MUPS patients. Half of the variance in the physical component and almost two thirds of the mental component would be explained by a number of MUPS-related symptoms and perceptions. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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