TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of a residential retreat promoting lifestyle modifications on health-related quality of life in people with multiple sclerosis
AU - Li, Michelle Pui Ming
AU - Jelinek, George A.
AU - Weiland, Tracey J.
AU - Mackinlay, Claire A.
AU - Dye, Sherelle
AU - Gawler, Ian
AU - Mcouns, H. S.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2011 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Aim To evaluate the effect of a residential retreat on promoting lifestyle modification for the healthrelated quality of life (HRQOL) of people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Methods A longitudinal cohort study of adults with self-reported MS who voluntarily attended a five-day residential retreat in rural Victoria, Australia. Participants were asked to complete the MSQOL-54 questionnaire just prior to the retreat, and at one year and 2.5 years post-retreat. Results Of 188 participants 109 (58%) completed the questionnaire. The cohort showed a significant improvement in HRQOL at one year and 2.5 year follow-up. After one year, overall quality of life (QOL) domain had increased from 73.4 to 81.7 (P<0.001), physical health composite from 66.2 to 76.4 (P=0.001) and mental health composite from 73.7 to 83.6 (P<0.001) in the subset of 76 with data at both time points. After 2.5 years, overall QOL had increased from 68.4 to 71.7 (P=0.03), physical health 59.7 to 70.0 (P=0.01), and mental health 66.9 to 76.6 (P<0.01) in the subset of 44 with data a both time points. Conclusions HRQOL usually deteriorates over time in people with MS. Attendance at a residential retreat promoting lifestyle modification appears to have a significant short-medium term positive effect on QOL for people with MS. General practitioners caring for people with MS should conside the potential benefits of this approach in overall management.
AB - Aim To evaluate the effect of a residential retreat on promoting lifestyle modification for the healthrelated quality of life (HRQOL) of people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Methods A longitudinal cohort study of adults with self-reported MS who voluntarily attended a five-day residential retreat in rural Victoria, Australia. Participants were asked to complete the MSQOL-54 questionnaire just prior to the retreat, and at one year and 2.5 years post-retreat. Results Of 188 participants 109 (58%) completed the questionnaire. The cohort showed a significant improvement in HRQOL at one year and 2.5 year follow-up. After one year, overall quality of life (QOL) domain had increased from 73.4 to 81.7 (P<0.001), physical health composite from 66.2 to 76.4 (P=0.001) and mental health composite from 73.7 to 83.6 (P<0.001) in the subset of 76 with data at both time points. After 2.5 years, overall QOL had increased from 68.4 to 71.7 (P=0.03), physical health 59.7 to 70.0 (P=0.01), and mental health 66.9 to 76.6 (P<0.01) in the subset of 44 with data a both time points. Conclusions HRQOL usually deteriorates over time in people with MS. Attendance at a residential retreat promoting lifestyle modification appears to have a significant short-medium term positive effect on QOL for people with MS. General practitioners caring for people with MS should conside the potential benefits of this approach in overall management.
KW - Health-related quality of life
KW - Lifestyle modification
KW - MSQOL
KW - Multiple sclerosis
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M3 - Article
C2 - 21294980
AN - SCOPUS:79952128453
SN - 1479-1072
VL - 18
SP - 379
EP - 389
JO - Quality in Primary Care
JF - Quality in Primary Care
IS - 6
ER -
