Factors that affect the quality of life of patients with behcet's disease

Abstract EN

Objective: To assess the quality of life in patients with Behçet's disease, and to address the factors impact the domains of Quality of Life.

Methods: We surveyed101 patients with Behcet's disease no less than 3 months before the study.

Data were collected using Short Form 36 Quality of life Scale.

Results: The quality of life scores in patients with Behçet's disease were low and were adversely influenced by socio-demographic characteristics such as gender, age, work status and education status.

Furthermore, disease manifestations such as oral and genital ulcerations, arthritis, and skin lesions affected the quality of life scores.

Moreover, patients who experienced pain, poor sleep and fatigue lower the quality of life scale and patients whose social relations were influenced by the disease had significantly lower the quality of life scores.

Conclusion: Patients with Behcet's disease reported a low level of quality of life.