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Quality of well-being in older people with osteoarthritis
Erik J Groessl1, Robert M Kaplan, Terry A Cronan
1University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0994, USA. egroessl@popmail.ucsd.edu
Objective:
To examine the sensitivity of the Quality of Well-Being Scale (QWB) as a measure of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in people with osteoarthritis (OA).
Methods:
The QWB was administered, along with the Arthritis Impact Measurement Scale (AIMS) and other health measures. Health care utilization data were also obtained.
Results:
People with OA had a mean QWB score of 0.643. The QWB scores were significantly correlated with total AIMS scores, self-rated health status, health care costs, depression scores, and most AIMS subscales. In addition, changes in QWB scores after 1 year were significantly correlated with changes in total AIMS scores and some AIMS subscales.
Conclusion:
The QWB appears to be a useful and sensitive generic, utility-based measure of HRQOL in people with OA.