作者
Federica Pulvirenti, Francesco Cinetto, Cinzia Milito, Livia Bonanni, Anna Maria Pesce, Giorgia Leodori, Giulia Garzi, Marzia Miglionico, Stefano Tabolli, Isabella Quinti
发表日期
2020/6/1
期刊
The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice
卷号
8
期号
6
页码范围
1894-1899. e2
出版商
Elsevier
简介
Background
A rapidly expanding pandemic of the new coronavirus has become the focus of global scientific attention. Data are lacking on the impact of the pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 on health-related quality of life among patients affected by primary antibody deficiencies (PADs).
Objective
To identify factors impacting the health-related-quality of life (HRQOL) among Italian patients affected by PADs switched to remote assistance at the time of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
Methods
The quality of life was surveyed in 158 patients with PADs by the Common Variable Immune Deficiency Quality of Life questionnaire, a disease-specific tool, and by the 12-item General Health Questionnaire, a generic tool to assess the risk of anxiety/depression. Since the beginning of the coronavirus disease 2019 epidemic, we shifted all patients with PADs to home therapy, and …
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