Quality of life and neurological symptoms in patients with neurofibromatosis type 2: a national database study in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study examined the association between neurological symptoms and quality of life (QoL) in patients with neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) using a national database of all patients who newly claimed for medical expense subsidies in Japan from 2015 to 2019.

Methods

The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare provided access to the "National Database of Designated Intractable Diseases of Japan" containing the "Medical Certificates of Designated Intractable Diseases" of all patients with NF2. The database included information on five items of QoL: "mobility," "self-care," "usual activities," "pain/discomfort," and "anxiety/depression." To examine the association between the presence/absence of neurological symptoms and QoL, multivariable logistic regression

SUBMITTER: Yamauchi T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11362668 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature