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Health-Related Quality of Life and Emotional Distress Among Mothers of Sons With Muscular Dystrophy as Compared to Sex- and Age Group-Matched Controls.

ABSTRACT: The health-related quality of life and emotional distress among mothers of sons with Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophies (n = 82) were compared to sex- and age group-matched controls (n = 26). Participants self-reported health-related quality of life for themselves and their son(s), emotional distress, and mood/anxiety-related medication. Mothers reported poorer health-related quality of life across all domains of their health-related quality of life, as well as higher levels of emotional distress. Clinically elevated symptoms of anxiety were reported by 39% of mothers. Mothers' report of poorer health-related quality of life for their son(s) was a significant predictor of worse health-related quality of life and emotional distress for themselves across most domains. Additionally, older age of mothers predicted greater energy/less fatigue and lower levels of anxiety. Results highlight the need for screening emotional distress among mothers, as well as consideration for accessible interventions to improve the psychosocial functioning among these families.

SUBMITTER: Jackson JL

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7854939 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Health-Related Quality of Life and Emotional Distress Among Mothers of Sons With Muscular Dystrophy as Compared to Sex- and Age Group-Matched Controls.

Jackson Jamie L JL Korth Christina X CX Leslie Carine E CE Cotto Jennifer J Mah May Ling ML Hor Kan K Cripe Linda L Al-Zaidy Samiah S Camino Eric M EM Church Kathleen K Lehman Kelly J KJ Shay Victoria V Mendell Jerry R JR

Journal of child neurology 20201009 3

The health-related quality of life and emotional distress among mothers of sons with Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophies (n = 82) were compared to sex- and age group-matched controls (n = 26). Participants self-reported health-related quality of life for themselves and their son(s), emotional distress, and mood/anxiety-related medication. Mothers reported poorer health-related quality of life across all domains of their health-related quality of life, as well as higher levels of emotional di ...[more]

PMID: 33034535

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Project description:Albeit increased serum CK level and abnormal muscle histology are always present, boys with DMD are phenotipically indistinguishable from the normal ones at birth and, in their first years of life, acquire early motor milestones at normal times. A clear defect in muscle function becomes generally apparent by the end of the second year. As the disease is typically diagnosed between the ages of 3 and 7, the first two years are often considered and referred to as clinically presymptomatic. As a defined gene expression signature was shown to characterize these symptomatic patients we sought to investigate whether and to which extent alterations may be also present in muscle from presymptomatic DMD infants. To this aim, we used the Affymetrix technology to compare the individual expression profiles of 19 DMD patients with age at biopsy scattered along the first two years of the disease with those of 14 age matched controls. This approach allowed us to describe with high resolution the altered transcriptional state that characterizes this early, presymptomatic phase of the disease and highlight some molecular pathways as potential critical targets in the pathophysiology of the disease. Experiment Overall Design: -Subjects Experiment Overall Design: Relevant data about the participants are posted under supplementary material (Table ST1). All DMD patients (n=22) had diagnosis of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy based on the absence of dystrophin immunoreactivity on quadriceps muscle sections. None of the participants at the time of biopsy was or had been under corticosteroid treatment. Control biopsies (n=14) were selected from diagnostic specimens which were not given a diagnosis of neuromuscular disease nor showed any non-specific myopathic signs. A MIAME compliant description of this study is posted under supplementary Material (MIAME compliance). Experiment Overall Design: -RNA extraction. Experiment Overall Design: Total RNA was extracted from frozen quadriceps muscle biopsies by TriZol. (TriZol reagent, Invitrogen). RNA was further purified using the RNAeasy mini kit following the RNA cleanup protocol as indicated by the manufacturer (QIAGEN). RNA purity and integrity was assessed by spectophotometric analysis and agarose gel electrophoresis. Experiment Overall Design: -Affymetrix Genechips. Experiment Overall Design: In this work we made use of one chip type: the affymetrix HG-U133A genechipCRNA synthesis was performed using 5ug of total RNA as template, as described in the Affymetrix Gene Expression Manual. Genechips were washed and stained in an Affymetrix fluidic station 430. To avoid overcorrelation, samples were processed 8 at the time and arranged to have both DMD and control samples in each experimental session.

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Health-Related Quality of Life and Emotional Distress Among Mothers of Sons With Muscular Dystrophy as Compared to Sex- and Age Group-Matched Controls.

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Health-Related Quality of Life and Emotional Distress Among Mothers of Sons With Muscular Dystrophy as Compared to Sex- and Age Group-Matched Controls.

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