Higher Income and Integration into the Workforce Are the Main Factors Associated with Quality of Life in Acromegalic Patients in Northeastern Brazil
Joint Authors
GuimarãesSá, Adriana Maria
Ferreira, Pedro Antônio Muniz
Souza, Marinilde Teles
Nascimento, Gilvan Cortês
da Silva Pereira Damianse, Sabrina
de Carvalho Rocha, Viviane Chaves
dos Santos Faria, Manuel
de Souza Paiva Ferreira, Adalgisa
Source
International Journal of Endocrinology
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-02-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
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.
American Psychological Association (APA)
GuimarãesSá, Adriana Maria& Ferreira, Pedro Antônio Muniz& Souza, Marinilde Teles& Nascimento, Gilvan Cortês& da Silva Pereira Damianse, Sabrina& de Carvalho Rocha, Viviane Chaves…[et al.]. 2018. Higher Income and Integration into the Workforce Are the Main Factors Associated with Quality of Life in Acromegalic Patients in Northeastern Brazil. International Journal of Endocrinology،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
GuimarãesSá, Adriana Maria…[et al.]. Higher Income and Integration into the Workforce Are the Main Factors Associated with Quality of Life in Acromegalic Patients in Northeastern Brazil. International Journal of Endocrinology No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1171731
American Medical Association (AMA)
GuimarãesSá, Adriana Maria& Ferreira, Pedro Antônio Muniz& Souza, Marinilde Teles& Nascimento, Gilvan Cortês& da Silva Pereira Damianse, Sabrina& de Carvalho Rocha, Viviane Chaves…[et al.]. Higher Income and Integration into the Workforce Are the Main Factors Associated with Quality of Life in Acromegalic Patients in Northeastern Brazil. International Journal of Endocrinology. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1171731
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1171731