TAILIEUCHUNG - Health and Quality of Life Outcomes BioMed Central Research Open Access Health-related quality of
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes BioMed Central Research Open Access Health-related quality of life among older adults with arthritis Kelli L Dominick*1,2, Frank M Ahern3, Carol H Gold3 and Debra A Heller3,4 Address: 1Department of Health Services Research & Development, Durham Department of Veterans Administration Medical Center, 508 Fulton Street, Durham, NC 27705, USA, 2Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA, 3Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA and 4First Health Services Corporation, Harrisburg, PA 17112, USA Email: Kelli L Dominick* - domin004@; Frank M Ahern - f4a@; Carol H Gold - gum@; Debra A. | BioMed Central Health and Quality of Life Outcomes Research Open Access Health-related quality of life among older adults with arthritis Kelli L Dominick 1 2 Frank M Ahern3 Carol H Gold3 and Debra A Heller3 4 Address Department of Health Services Research Development Durham Department of Veterans Administration Medical Center 508 Fulton Street Durham NC 27705 USA 2Department of Medicine Duke University Medical Center Durham NC 27710 USA 3Department of Biobehavioral Health The Pennsylvania State University University Park PA 16802 USA and 4First Health Services Corporation Harrisburg PA 17112 USA Email Kelli L Dominick - domin004@ Frank M Ahern - f4a@ Carol H Gold - gum@ Debra A Heller - DAHeller@ Corresponding author Published 13 January 2004 Received 06 November 2003 Accepted 13 January 2004 Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2004 2 5 This article is available from http content 2 l 5 2004 Dominick et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article verbatim copying and redistribution of this article are permitted in all media for any purpose provided this notice is preserved along with the article s original URL. Abstract Background Health-related quality of life HRQOL is a key outcome in arthritis but few population-based studies have examined the relationship of specific arthritic conditions such as osteoarthritis OA and rheumatoid arthritis RA with HRQOL. Methods Older adults in Pennsylvania completed a mail version of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC HRQOL modules. Medicare data were used to identify subjects with OA RA and no arthritis diagnosis. We compared HRQOL responses among these groups and we also examined relationships of demographic characteristics to HRQOL among subjects with arthritis. Results In analyses controlling for demographic characteristics and comorbidity subjects with OA and RA had poorer scores than those without arthritis on all HRQOL items including general
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