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Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas
Print version ISSN 1130-0108
Abstract
CASELLAS, F.; LOPEZ VIVANCOS, J. and MALAGELADA, J. R.. Perceived health status in celiac disease. Rev. esp. enferm. dig. [online]. 2005, vol.97, n.11, pp.794-804. ISSN 1130-0108.
Introduction: chronic conditions modify perceived health in affected individuals. For this reason celiac disease, being a chronic condition, may impair health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Objective: to analyze the impact of celiac disease in affected individuals. Method: observational, cross-sectional, prospective study in patients with celiac disease by administering two HRQOL questionnaires: EuroQol-5D and GastroIntestinal Quality of Life (GIQLI). Results: 54 stable patients on a gluten-free diet for a median 60 months, and 9 newly diagnosed individuals still on their usual diet were included. Overall GIQLI score was significantly higher, meaning a better HRQOL, in treated celiac patients versus pre-treated celiac patients (3.1 [2.7-3.5] vs. 2.4 [2.1-2.6], p < 0.01). Similarly, EuroQol's health status preference value was also significantly better in treated patients (0.87[0.8-1.0] vs. 0.7 [0.5-0.8], p < 0.01). EuroQol's visual analogic scale had also better scores, representing a better perceived health, among treated patients (80.0 [70.0-90.0] vs. 65.0 [40.0-71.0], p < 0.05). In comparison to EuroQol-5D scores among the healthy Spanish population, values obtained for celiac patients under treatment are similar to those seen in the general population. Conclusions: celiac disease impairs perceived health in affected individuals, which improves and reaches results similar to those in the general population when on a gluten-free diet.
Keywords : Celiac disease; Health status; Quality of life; GIQLI; EuroQol-5D.