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Effect of Arthritis and Comorbid Chronic Conditions on Health-related Quality of Life in Korean Elderly

우리나라 노인에서 관절염과 동반 만성질환에 의한 건강관련 삶의 질 감소 효과

  • No, Ji-Young (Department of Public Health, Chungnam National University Graduate School) ;
  • Kim, Soon-Young (Department of Nursing, Daejeon Health Science College) ;
  • Kweon, In-Sun (Clinical Trial Center, Chungnam National University Hospital) ;
  • Nam, Hae-Sung (Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Chungnam National University School of Medicine and Research Institute for Medical Sciences)
  • 노지영 (충남대학교 일반대학원 보건학과) ;
  • 김순영 (대전보건대학 간호과) ;
  • 권인선 (충남대학교병원 임상시험센터) ;
  • 남해성 (충남대학교 의학전문대학원 예방의학교실 및 의학연구소)
  • Received : 2014.02.26
  • Accepted : 2014.06.12
  • Published : 2014.06.30

Abstract

This study was designed to evaluate the effects of arthritis and comorbid chronic conditions on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in the Korean older population. The study subjects were 2,708 Korean adults aged 65 and older from the $3^{rd}$ Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys data: 1,357 persons with a single chronic condition, such as arthritis, herniations of the intervertebral disc, osteoporosis, asthma, peptic ulcers, stroke, or cataract; 886 persons with arthritis and a second chronic condition described above; and 465 persons with no chronic condition. An analysis of covariance was performed to compare the EQ-5D index among the groups. The effects of arthritis, second chronic condition and their interactions were analyzed by multiple linear regression analysis. The results are as follows. Compared to men with arthritis only, men with stroke only, stroke and arthritis, or cataract and arthritis had a lower age adjusted EQ-5D index. Women with a stroke only, asthma only, cataract only, osteoporosis and arthritis, peptic ulcer and arthritis, stroke and arthritis, or cataract and arthritis had a lower age adjusted EQ-5D index than women with arthritis only. Arthritis and comorbid conditions had additive effects on the HRQol in both genders except for arthritis and stroke in women. In conclusion, comorbid chronic medical conditions in older people with arthritis may reduce the HRQoL in an additive manner.

본 연구는 제3기 국민건강영양조사 자료를 이용하여 우리나라 65세 이상 노인의 관절염과 동반 만성질환에 따른 건강관련 삶의 질(이하 HRQoL) 감소 양상을 파악하고자 하였다. 연구대상자는 7개 단일질환군(관절염, 추간판탈출증, 골다공증, 천식, 위십이지장궤양, 뇌졸중, 백내장) 1,357명, 관절염에 더하여 상기 만성질환중 하나를 추가 보유한 복합만성질환군 886명, 무질환군 465명 등 총 2,708명이었다. HRQoL 지표인 EQ-5D index를 집단 간에 비교하기 위해 공분산 분석을 실시하였고 관절염과 동반 만성질환의 교호작용을 관찰하기 위해 다중 회귀분석을 실시하였다. 남녀로 나누어 분석한 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 남성에서 연령보정 EQ-5D index 평균치가 관절염군과 유의한 차이를 보인 질환군은 단일질환군 중에는 뇌졸중군이 유일하였으며, 복합만성질환군 중에는 뇌졸중을 동반한 관절염군과 백내장 동반 관절염군이었다. 여성에서 연령보정 EQ-5D index 평균치가 관절염군과 유의한 차이를 보인 질환군은 단일질환군 중에는 천식, 뇌졸중, 백내장 등이었으며, 복합 만성질환군 중에는 골다공증 동반 관절염군, 위십이지장궤양 동반 관절염군, 뇌졸중 동반 관절염군, 백내장 동반 관절염군 등이었다. 다중 회귀분석을 실시한 결과 남성에서는 교호작용이 관찰되지 않았고, 여성에서는 관절염환자가 뇌졸중을 동반한 경우만 교호작용이 관찰되었는데 감산관계 양상을 보였다. 관절염환자에서 건강관련 삶의 질을 평가하는 경우에는 동반 만성질환의 이러한 효과를 고려하여할 것이다.

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