Longitudinal changes in health-related quality of life according to clinical course among patients with non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease: a prospective cohort study.
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ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Improvement in health-related quality of life (HRQL) has been suggested as an alternative treatment goal of non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM-PD). This study was performed to elucidate the longitudinal changes in HRQL using St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) among patients with NTM-PD according to their clinical course. METHODS:Patients with NTM-PD who participated in Seoul National University Hospital's prospective NTM cohort were screened. Participants for whom the SGRQ score was estimated with the one-year interval for ? three times were included. The longitudinal trends of the SGRQ score were assessed. The impact of the clinical course on the change in the SGRQ score was elucidated using multilevel mixed-effects linear regression with a repeated-measures model. RESULTS:In total, 114 patients were analyzed. During the median 5-year observation period, 53 patients started anti-mycobacterial treatment and 61 patients were observed without treatment. Among the treated patients, 24 (45.2%) achieved microbiological cure. Patients who required treatment eventually had worsening SGRQ scores with time compared with patients who could be observed without treatment (P?
SUBMITTER: Kwak N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7203799 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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