QUALITY OF LIFE OF MALE GOUTY PATIENTS: ARE THERE DIFFERENCES FROM THE POPULATION? RESULTS OF A COMPARATIVE STUDY

• Main Authors: M. V. Mukagova, V. G. Barskova, M. S. Eliseev
• Format: Article
• Language: Russian
• Published: IMA-PRESS LLC 2014-06-01
• Series: Научно-практическая ревматология
• Subjects: gout; quality of life; sf-36.
• Online Access: https://rsp.mediar-press.net/rsp/article/view/1944
• ISSN: 1995-4484; 1995-4492

Objective: to assess quality of life of male gouty patients with SF-36 questionnaire versus the standardized indicators of population-based control. Subjects and methods. The study included 153 male patients with gout, in each case the diagnosis was verified by detection of monosodium urate crystals. The patients' mean age was 47.5±12.9 years (25 to 74 years); the median dis- ease duration was 5.6 [3.03; 9.7] years. The SF-36v1 questionnaire was used to compare the quality of life of the patients with the standardized indicators of the Russian population. The comparison was made separately in different age groups: 25–34 years (n=23), 35–44 years (n=48), 45–54 years (n=44), 55–64 years (n=20), 65–74 years (n=18). Results. In the gouty patients, the physical health component summary score was lower (39.8±9.1; p < 0.00001) and the mental health component summary score (51.72±8.3) did not differ from that in the population. The greatest dif- ferences were revealed in 4 scales reflecting the physical health component. The gouty patients versus the controls were found to have significantly higher scores of physical functioning (46.1±10.03 and 51.75±9.71; p < 0.0001), role physical functioning (46.7±9.9 and 51.56±9.92; p < 0.0001), pain intensity (45.41±10.11 and 51.64±10.20; p < 0.0001), and general health condition (47.73±9.6 and 51.47±10.15; p < 0.0001, respectively). Of statistical signifi- cance were also differences in the scales of vital capacity (p = 0.0006) and social functioning (p = 0.020). In the male gouty patients, the mental health and role emotional functioning scores were similar to the population-based control ones. Comparative analysis revealed the above-mentioned similar differences in different age groups. Conclusion. The physical health of the gouty patients is mainly poor and their mental health is poor to a lesser degree; their social adaptation is decreased.