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Determinants of low health-related quality of life in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes: EUMDS registry study.

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Patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) frequently experience a significant symptom burden, which reduces health-related quality of life (HRQoL). We aimed at identifying determinants of low HRQoL in patients recently diagnosed… Click to show full abstract

Patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) frequently experience a significant symptom burden, which reduces health-related quality of life (HRQoL). We aimed at identifying determinants of low HRQoL in patients recently diagnosed with MDS for guiding early intervention strategies. We evaluated longitudinal data in 2205 patients with MDS during their first year after diagnosis. Median values of EQ-5D 3-Level (EQ-5D-3L) index (0.78) and visual analogue scale (VAS) score (0.70) were used as thresholds for low HRQoL. In addition, the five dimensions of EQ-5D-3L were analyzed for impairments (any level versus "no problem" category). After multiple imputation of missing values, we used generalized estimating equations (GEE) to estimate odds ratios (OR) for univariable determinant screening (p<0.15), and to subsequently derive multivariable models for low HRQoL with 95% confidence intervals (95%CI). Multivariable GEE analysis showed the following independent determinants (OR, 95%CI) for low EQ-5D index: increased age (60-75 years: 1.33, 1.01-1.75; >75: 1.84, 1.39-2.45), female sex (1.70, 1.43-2.03), high serum ferritin level (>=1000 vs. <=300 μg/L: 1.41, 1.06-1.87), comorbidity burden (per unit: 1.11, 1.02-1.20), and reduced Karnofsky performance status (KPS, per 10 units: 0.62, 0.58-0.67). For low VAS score, additional determinants were transfusion dependence (1.53, 1.03-2.29), low hemoglobin <10g/dl (1.34, 1.12-1.61), and high body mass index (>=30 vs. 23-29.9 kg/m²: 1.26, 1.02-1.57). Sex, KPS, comorbidity burden, hemoglobin count, and transfusion burden were determinants for all EQ-5D dimensions. Low HRQoL is determined by multiple factors, which should be considered in the management and shared decision making of patients with MDS.

Keywords: myelodysplastic syndromes; patients myelodysplastic; quality life; related quality; health related; determinants low

Journal Title: Blood advances
Year Published: 2023

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