スクリーニングで検出された心房細動と関連するアウトカムの生活の質への影響
Emilie Katrine Kongebro1, Christian Kronborg2, Ketil Jørgen Haugan3
1Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Inge Lehmanns Vej 7, Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark.
まとめ
挿入式ループレコーダーを用いた心房細動 (AF) のスクリーニングは,通常のケアと比較して,健康関連の生活の質 (HRQoL) の低下を少なめさせた. しかし,脳卒中と重度の出血は,両方のグループでHRQoLを著しく低下させた.
科学分野:
- 心臓病科
- 公衆衛生
- 医療サービス研究
背景:
- 心房細動 (AF) のスクリーニングは,その状態を早期に発見し,適切な介入を行うことを目的としています.
- 標準的に診断されたAFと比較して,スクリーンで検出されたAFが健康関連の生活の質 (HRQoL) に与える影響は,調査が必要です.
研究 の 目的:
- スクリーニングでAFと診断された患者のHRQoLを比較する.
主な方法:
- LOOP研究に参加した6004人のHRQoLデータ (EQ-5D-5L指数とEQ-VASスコア) を利用した.
- 参加者はランダムに 埋め込み可能なループレコーダーまたは通常のケアで AFスクリーニングに割り当てられました.
- AF,脳卒中,または大出血の診断前後のHRQoLの変化を分析した線形混合モデル.
主要な成果:
- 通常の治療群の6. 0%に対して,スクリーニング群の28%でAFが診断された.
- スクリーニング群でAFと診断された参加者は,通常の治療群 (0. 83から0. 79) と比較して,HRQoLの低下を少なくした.
- ストロークと重度の出血は,ランダム化アーム間の違いはなく,両方のグループで著しいHRQoL減少をもたらしました.
結論:
- スクリーニングで検出されたAFは,通常のケアで検出されたAFと比較してHRQoLにマイナス影響を及ぼしました.
- AFの検出方法に関係なく,脳卒中と重度の出血後にHRQoLの有意な減少が観察されました.
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