Higher Income and Integration into the Workforce Are the Main Factors Associated with Quality of Life in Acromegalic Patients in Northeastern Brazil
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 ass...
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| author | Adriana Maria GuimarãesSá Pedro Antônio Muniz Ferreira Marinilde Teles Souza Gilvan Cortês Nascimento Sabrina da Silva Pereira Damianse Viviane Chaves de Carvalho Rocha Manuel dos Santos Faria Adalgisa de Souza Paiva Ferreira |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-82bb6e5f59c64f63ada2c6cf9e564f2d2025-02-03T01:21:39ZengWileyInternational Journal of Endocrinology1687-83371687-83452018-01-01201810.1155/2018/61350806135080Higher Income and Integration into the Workforce Are the Main Factors Associated with Quality of Life in Acromegalic Patients in Northeastern BrazilAdriana Maria GuimarãesSá0Pedro Antônio Muniz Ferreira1Marinilde Teles Souza2Gilvan Cortês Nascimento3Sabrina da Silva Pereira Damianse4Viviane Chaves de Carvalho Rocha5Manuel dos Santos Faria6Adalgisa de Souza Paiva Ferreira7Graduate Program in Public Health, Department of Public Health, The Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA), São Luís, MA, BrazilPresidente Dutra University Hospital of The Federal University of Maranhão (HUUPD-UFMA), São Luís, MA, BrazilClinical Research Center, UFMA, São Luís, MA, BrazilPresidente Dutra University Hospital of The Federal University of Maranhão (HUUPD-UFMA), São Luís, MA, BrazilPresidente Dutra University Hospital of The Federal University of Maranhão (HUUPD-UFMA), São Luís, MA, BrazilPresidente Dutra University Hospital of The Federal University of Maranhão (HUUPD-UFMA), São Luís, MA, BrazilGraduate Program in Child and Adult Health, Department of Medicine, UFMA, São Luís, MA, BrazilGraduate Program in Public Health, Department of Public Health, UFMA, São Luís, MA, BrazilObjective. 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6135080 |
| spellingShingle | Adriana Maria GuimarãesSá Pedro Antônio Muniz Ferreira Marinilde Teles Souza Gilvan Cortês Nascimento Sabrina da Silva Pereira Damianse Viviane Chaves de Carvalho Rocha Manuel dos Santos Faria Adalgisa de Souza Paiva Ferreira 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 |
| title | Higher Income and Integration into the Workforce Are the Main Factors Associated with Quality of Life in Acromegalic Patients in Northeastern Brazil |
| title_full | Higher Income and Integration into the Workforce Are the Main Factors Associated with Quality of Life in Acromegalic Patients in Northeastern Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Higher Income and Integration into the Workforce Are the Main Factors Associated with Quality of Life in Acromegalic Patients in Northeastern Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Higher Income and Integration into the Workforce Are the Main Factors Associated with Quality of Life in Acromegalic Patients in Northeastern Brazil |
| title_short | Higher Income and Integration into the Workforce Are the Main Factors Associated with Quality of Life in Acromegalic Patients in Northeastern Brazil |
| title_sort | higher income and integration into the workforce are the main factors associated with quality of life in acromegalic patients in northeastern brazil |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6135080 |
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