The competing effects of disease states on quality of life of the elderly: the case of urinary symptoms in men

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作者
Mozes, B [1 ]
Maor, Y
Shmueli, A
机构
[1] Tel Aviv Univ, Chaim Sheba Med Ctr, Sackler Sch Med,Ctr Study Clin Reasoning, Gertner Inst Epidemiol & Hlth Policy Res, IL-52621 Tel Hashomer, Israel
[2] Hebrew Univ Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
关键词
QoL; SF-36; domains; urinary symptoms; population survey; health perception; physical functioning;
D O I
10.1023/A:1026424911444
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R19 [保健组织与事业(卫生事业管理)];
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摘要
During the period 1993-1994 we conducted a study in Israel on a national-based sample of 960 men to examine the relationships between urinary symptoms and various domains of quality of life (QoL). Regression analyses were performed for each of the eight SF-36 domains, separately for the entire population and for those without any co-morbidity. The dependent variable was the SF-36 domain scores. The independent variables included age, origin, education, employment and economic status, the degree of disturbance caused by urinary symptoms and the existence of co-morbidities. There was a significant difference between the entire population and the population without co-morbidities. In the entire population we found that severely bothersome urinary symptoms were related to scores on three QoL domains (social function, role-emotional and mental health) but there was no association with physical functioning and general health perceptions. In men without co-morbidity, urinary symptoms were substantially related to physical functioning and general health perceptions. These findings indicate that the relative weight of the impact of a symptom or disease on QoL domains is changed by the presence of other competing factors, such as co-morbidities or sociodemographic attributes. Qual. Life Res. 8:93-99 (C) 1999 Kluwer Academic Publishers.
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