![]() Studies had to use a standardised quality of life instrument, have full coverage of quality of life domains, include a range of chronic diseases, be big (at least 200 patients), have medically confirmed diagnoses, be obtained since 1992 and be geographically broad.Įight data sets broadly fulfilling these categories were obtained, with information on about 15,000 people. This is definitely a two-brains paper, but worth conquering.Īll research groups known to examine chronic diseases in the Netherlands were contacted to see what data sets were available. A study with about 15,000 patients from Holland gives us just this. ![]() Even then there may be problems in interpretation, but it might provide some better insights into disease impact on people. What is needed is surveys using the same instrument to measure quality of life, used in large enough samples of patients, with a similar range of disease severity, and with a similar demographic base. Anecdote piles upon anecdote, but the problem is that the plural of anecdote is not data. The question of which chronic disease most impacts upon quality of life can lighten many a dreary hour. ![]() Study Results Disease clusters Disease categories Patient characteristics Comment The man on the stair
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