Lupus & antiphospholipid syndrome
Does higher quality of care in systemic lupus erythematosus translate to better patient outcomes?
Authors' conclusion
Higher QOC predicted better NHRQOL by directly impacting treatment satisfaction in SLE patients in this cohort. Higher QOC, however, was not associated with HRQOL, HCU, or improvement in disease activity at follow up.
Study context
- Population
- Consecutive SLE patients, Rheumatology clinic at an academic center94 analysed at follow up
- Participants
- 140 patients
- Exposure
- High quality of care (QOC) vs lower QOC
- Outcome
- Quality of life (QOL) (LupusPRO HRQOL and NHRQOL)
- Follow-up
- Baseline and 6 months
Methodological detailsconsecutive patients, single academic centre, univariate and multivariate regression
- Consecutive patients
- Single academic centre
- Univariate and multivariate regression
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
baseline and follow up
- QOC associated with better NHRQOL at baseline and follow up but not with HRQOL
- Of NHRQOL domains, QOC positively associated with treatment satisfaction
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Secondary outcomes
QOC performance rate · baseline
- Mean (SD) performance rate (QOC)
- 78.6 (13.4)
- Patients in high QOC group
- 52%
Non-routine health care utilization (HCU) and disease activity · follow up
- QOC or high QOC not associated with non-routine HCU; associated with higher disease activity at follow up
Original publication
Does higher quality of care in systemic lupus erythematosus translate to better patient outcomes? Lupus. Published 25 April 2023. doi:10.
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