Health-related quality of life in patients with non-communicable disease: study protocol of a cross-sectional survey
Introduction Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are associated with lower health-related quality of life (HRQoL). However, knowledge about those diseases and predictors with a greater impact on patients’ HRQoL as well as knowledge on the complex relationship between HRQoL and comorbidities is lacking....
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| description | Introduction Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are associated with lower health-related quality of life (HRQoL). However, knowledge about those diseases and predictors with a greater impact on patients’ HRQoL as well as knowledge on the complex relationship between HRQoL and comorbidities is lacking. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of NCDs on patients’ HRQoL, with a focus on multimorbidity and socioeconomic status.Methods and analysis A primary care-based cross-sectional study is conducted in Flanders (Belgium). Study participants (≥18 years) are medically diagnosed with at least one of the following diseases: cardiometabolic disorders, mental disorders and musculoskeletal disorders. A minimum of 50 general practitioners will participate to recruit participants (convenient sample) and a total of 531 patients will be enrolled (voluntary response sample). Each participant will complete a paper-based questionnaire to gather research outcomes. Statistical analyses will be performed using multiple linear regression models with HRQoL as main outcome parameter, adjusted for possible confounders. This study will generate new evidence on the key predictors of HRQoL in patients with NCDs, and particularly provide new insights in multimorbidity to improve the quality of care in primary care, to support patients’ self-management and to allocate resources more effectively.Ethics and dissemination The study has been approved by the Ethical Committee of Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium (reference number: B670201939629) prior to the beginning of the recruitment. Study results will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-25dc138e509548039d25536bf0afbbc32025-01-07T14:25:09ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552020-09-0110910.1136/bmjopen-2020-037131Health-related quality of life in patients with non-communicable disease: study protocol of a cross-sectional surveyEls Clays0Pauline Boeckxstaens1Delphine De Smedt2Peter Pype3Brecht Devleesschauwer4Lisa Van Wilder5Diego Schrans67 Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University, Ghent, BelgiumGhent University, Gent, Belgium6 Department of Public Health, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium3 Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University, Gent, BelgiumEpidemiology and Public Health, Sciensano, Brussels, BelgiumDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University, Ghent, BelgiumDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University, Ghent, BelgiumIntroduction Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are associated with lower health-related quality of life (HRQoL). However, knowledge about those diseases and predictors with a greater impact on patients’ HRQoL as well as knowledge on the complex relationship between HRQoL and comorbidities is lacking. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of NCDs on patients’ HRQoL, with a focus on multimorbidity and socioeconomic status.Methods and analysis A primary care-based cross-sectional study is conducted in Flanders (Belgium). Study participants (≥18 years) are medically diagnosed with at least one of the following diseases: cardiometabolic disorders, mental disorders and musculoskeletal disorders. A minimum of 50 general practitioners will participate to recruit participants (convenient sample) and a total of 531 patients will be enrolled (voluntary response sample). Each participant will complete a paper-based questionnaire to gather research outcomes. Statistical analyses will be performed using multiple linear regression models with HRQoL as main outcome parameter, adjusted for possible confounders. This study will generate new evidence on the key predictors of HRQoL in patients with NCDs, and particularly provide new insights in multimorbidity to improve the quality of care in primary care, to support patients’ self-management and to allocate resources more effectively.Ethics and dissemination The study has been approved by the Ethical Committee of Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium (reference number: B670201939629) prior to the beginning of the recruitment. Study results will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/9/e037131.full |
| spellingShingle | Els Clays Pauline Boeckxstaens Delphine De Smedt Peter Pype Brecht Devleesschauwer Lisa Van Wilder Diego Schrans Health-related quality of life in patients with non-communicable disease: study protocol of a cross-sectional survey BMJ Open |
| title | Health-related quality of life in patients with non-communicable disease: study protocol of a cross-sectional survey |
| title_full | Health-related quality of life in patients with non-communicable disease: study protocol of a cross-sectional survey |
| title_fullStr | Health-related quality of life in patients with non-communicable disease: study protocol of a cross-sectional survey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Health-related quality of life in patients with non-communicable disease: study protocol of a cross-sectional survey |
| title_short | Health-related quality of life in patients with non-communicable disease: study protocol of a cross-sectional survey |
| title_sort | health related quality of life in patients with non communicable disease study protocol of a cross sectional survey |
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