Gender differences in illness perceptions and disease management in patients with gout, results from a questionnaire study in Western Sweden.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Aims were to examine gender differences in patients with gout with regard to a) self-reported gout severity, b) illness perceptions (IP), c) impact on daily activities and Quality of Life (QoL), d) advice from healthcare professionals, e) having changed dietary- or alcohol habits.

Methods

Adult patients with gout identified in primary and secondary care in Sweden between 2015 and 2017 (n = 1589) were sent a questionnaire about demographics, gout disease severity, IP (using the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire, (B-IPQ)) and disease management. T-tests, Chi square tests, ANalysis Of VAriance (ANOVA) and linear regression models were used for gender comparisons.

Results

Eight hundred sixty-eight patients responded to the questionnaire. Women, n = 177 (20

SUBMITTER: Bergsten U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10105391 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature