GuimarãesSá AM, Ferreira PAM, Souza MT, Nascimento GC, da Silva Pereira Damianse S, de Carvalho Rocha VC, dos Santos Faria M, de Souza Paiva Ferreira A. Higher Income and Integration into the Workforce Are the Main Factors Associated with Quality of Life in Acromegalic Patients in Northeastern Brazil.
Int J Endocrinol 2018;
2018:6135080. [PMID:
29681935 PMCID:
PMC5848138 DOI:
10.1155/2018/6135080]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE
To identify the factors associated with quality of life in patients with acromegaly with follow-up at the referral service in neuroendocrinology of the state of Maranhão, northeast Brazil.
METHODS
The Acromegaly Quality of Life Questionnaire (Acro-QoL) was used. Factors independently associated with quality of life were identified using multivariate linear regression, with p values < 0.05 considered significant.
RESULTS
The multivariate linear regression analysis indicated a positive association between being integrated into the job market and quality of life scores in the overall domain (β = 0.288, p = 0.003), psychological domain (β = 0.291, p = 0.032), and personal relationship domain (β = 0.314, p = 0.019). We also observed a positive association with income and the quality of life scores in all domains as follows: overall domain (β = 0.037, p = 0.003), physical domain (β = 0.988, p = 0.001), psychological domain (β = 0.342, p = 0.008), physical appearance domain (β = 0.270, p = 0.049), and personal relationship domain (β = 0.315, p = 0.012).
CONCLUSION
For patients with acromegaly living in one of the least developed regions of Brazil, integration into the job market and a higher income were associated with a better quality of life.
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