Quality of Life among Patients with Chronic Venous Disease (CVD) as Measured by the VEINES-QOL/SYM and the EuroQol-5D-5L Questionnaires, A Descriptive-Comparative Design Study
Cabahug, Reagan F. *
San Pedro Hospital, Davao City, Philippines.
Montalan, Gina L.
Ateneo de Davao University, Davao City, Philippines.
Yape, Irma Marie P.
St Luke’s Medical Center, Quezon City, Philippines.
Laurenciana, Maria Cristina M.
Metro Davao Medical and Research Center, Davao City, Philippines.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Objective: To determine the efficacy (sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy) of the VeinesQol/Sym with metric statements fewer than the EQ5D in detecting the quality of life of patients with Chronic Venous Disease (CVD) before and after treatment.
Methods: This is a descriptive-comparative design in collecting the necessary data to arrive at conclusions that respond to the specific questions of the study in 2 private hospitals. The responses gathered from patients through EQ5D and VeinesQol/Sym, before and after they received treatment were utilized in describing and comparing the efficacy of the health questionnaires. Data were further subjected to a comparative analysis to elaborate the efficacy of the VeinesQol/Sym.
Results: A total of 114 CVD patients completed the study after the exclusion of 13 patients due to failure to follow up after eight weeks of treatment. The study showed that VeinesQol/Sym and EQ5D has similar efficacy in determining quality of life of CVD patients. However, VeinesQol/Sym has higher accuracy (84.96% vs 76.99%), higher sensitivity (87.85% vs 83.87%), detects greater level of impairment in mobility, anxiety/depression, pain and discomfort, disruptions in usual activity and lower quality of current state of health condition than EQ5D
Conclusion: With the responses to the metric statements of the indicators of quality life in both VeinesQol/Sym and EQ5D, VeinesQol/Sym was found to have a greater efficacy in establishing the accurate status of quality of life of patients with CVD than the EQ5D.
Keywords: Chronic venous disease, Veines Qol/Sym, EQ5D, quality of life, CEAP.