The prevalence and severity of disease-related disabilities and their impact on quality of life in neuromuscular diseases.

CONCLUSIONS: Although 'impairment in muscle functions' is the most prevalent and severe disability, the 'impairments in mental functions and pain' have a strong association with health-related quality of life in patients with a neuromuscular disease. Implications for rehabilitation Disease-related disabilities have a strong and independent associations with all aspects of health-related quality of life. Although health-related domains of quality of life are affected by the neuromuscular disease, the general quality of life is quite good. The most prevalent and severe disability in total group and diagnosis-based subgroups is 'impairments in muscle functions'. The most significant predictor in health-related quality of life is 'impairments in mental functions and pain'. PMID: 29514523 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Tags: Disabil Rehabil Source Type: research