HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE IN RUSSIAN PATIENTS WITH INHIBITOR HEMOPHILIA
Author(s)
Vorobyev PA1, Krasnova L2, Borisenko O1, Zhulyov Y3, Bezmelnitsyna L11Russian Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, Moscow, Russia, 2Moscow State Medical University named after I.M.Sechenov, Moscow, Russia, 3Russian Hemophilia Society, Mosc
OBJECTIVES: Russian Society of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research jointly to Russian Hemophilia Society carried out postal and telephone health survey of all known Russian patients with hemophilia in the period 2009-2010. Aim of the study was to assess health status, treatment patterns and quality of life in patients with inhibitory form of hemophilia. METHODS: Postal and telephone health survey. The questionnaire contained questions on clotting factor level and presence of antibodies to it, names of used medications. Health-related quality of life was assessed with self-administrated validated version of Russian version of Euroqol-5D questionnaire, comprising a dimensions of health and visual-analog scale. Statistical analysis of data was performed with χ² criteria. RESULTS: The results of principal methods of treating inhibitory form of hemophilia in 60 patients with haemophilia A were analysed. Health-related quality of life was assessed for patients older than 11 years (n = 56). More than half of patients reported problems within each of EQ-5D dimensions of health. Thus 76.6% of patients reported of problems with mobility; 48.4% of patients informed of difficulties with self-care; 75% of patients had difficulties with usual activity; 81.7% of patients reported of presence of pain or discomfort; 50.1% of patients had an anxiety or depression. The average value of quality of life evaluated with visual-analog scale (VAS) was 0.57 (SD 0.17), median – 0.52. CONCLUSIONS: The study of quality of life in patients with hereditary coagulopathies was performed for the first time in Russian. Results of the study shown high rate of pain/discomfort, of problems with movement, usual activity and low rate of problem with self-care and anxiety/depression.
Conference/Value in Health Info
2011-11, ISPOR Europe 2011, Madrid, Spain
Value in Health, Vol. 14, No. 7 (November 2011)
Code
PSY48
Topic
Patient-Centered Research
Topic Subcategory
Patient-reported Outcomes & Quality of Life Outcomes
Disease
Systemic Disorders/Conditions