期刊
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
卷 11, 期 8, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/jcm11082189
关键词
quality of life; myasthenia gravis; intravenous immunoglobulins; prednisone; scales; questionnaires; MG-QOL15
资金
- Institut d'Investigacio Biomedica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL)
- CSL Behring, Spain [IDI-INM-2016-01]
This study aimed to evaluate the impact of intensive treatment on the quality of life of patients with myasthenia gravis and identify the demographic and clinical features that influence quality of life. The results showed that quality of life significantly improved after 4 and 6 weeks of treatment. Additionally, the MG-QOL15 questionnaire was found to be correlated with other evaluation scales.
Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in myasthenia gravis (MG) is frequently decreased. Further, there are many validated clinical scales and questionnaires to evaluate the clinical status in MG. We aimed to determine if there was an improvement in HRQOL following an intensive treatment for MG, identify which demographic and clinical features influenced patients' HRQOL, and investigate if the questionnaire MG-QOL15 correlated with other evaluation scales. We recruited 45 patients with generalised MG who were starting immunomodulatory treatment with intravenous immunoglobulins and prednisone for the first time. At each visit, we administered several validated scales for MG. The mean MG-QOL15 score improved significantly at 4 and 6 weeks of the study. Additionally, the MG-QOL15 score correlated strong with the Myasthenia Gravis-Activities of Daily Living (MG-ADL) and the Neuro-QOL Fatigue and weakest with the Quantitative Myasthenia Gravis Scoring System (QMG). The QMG score prior to study enrolment was associated with HRQOL. We observed that HRQOL in MG improved after receiving an intensive immunomodulatory treatment and achieving better control of the symptoms. The questionnaire MG-QOL15 correlated positively with other clinical measures. As MG is a fluctuating condition, and some symptoms are difficult to examine, we direct physicians toward the use of scales and questionnaires composed of items perceived by the patient.
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