Predictors of reduced health-related quality of life in adults with coeliac disease.
BACKGROUND
Data available on predictors of reduced health-related quality of life in coeliac disease are not consistent.


OBJECTIVE
To test predictors of reduced health-related quality of life, described in the literature, by a multivariate approach.


METHODS
1000 adult coeliacs of the German Coeliac Society completed a medical and a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36), the Coeliac Disease Questionnaire and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale within a postal survey. Predictors of reduced health-related quality of life were tested for by logistic regression analysis.


RESULTS
Physical comorbidities (beta = -0.41; OR = 0.66, P < 0.001) and mental disorder (beta = 0.88; OR = 2.4, P = 0.03) were associated with a reduced physical summary score of the SF-36. Mental disorder (beta = 2.5; OR = 11.9, P < 0.001), physical comorbidities (beta = -0.26; OR = 0.77, P = 0.004) and younger age at diagnosis (beta = -0.10; OR = 0.91, P = 0.05) predicted a reduced mental summary score of the SF-36. Mental disorder (beta = 0.90; OR = 2.5, P = 0.03), non-compliance with gluten-free diet (beta = 0.44; OR = 1.6, P = 0.009), active medical comorbidities (beta = -0.28; OR = 0.76, P = 0.007) and dissatisfaction with doctor-patient communication (beta = 0.55; OR = 1.7, P = 0.03) were associated with reduced Coeliac Disease Questionnaire scores.


CONCLUSIONS
Reduced health-related quality of life in coeliac disease is associated not only with physical and mental comorbidities, but also with non-compliance with gluten-free diet and dissatisfaction with doctor-patient communication.
Häuser
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Department Internal Medicine I, Klinikum Saarbrücken, Saarbrücken, Germany. whaeuser@klinikum-saarbruecken.de
Stallmach
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Caspary
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Stein
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires