Huntington Disease Health Related Quality of Life, Function and Well Being: The Patient's Perspective.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Limited information is available on patients' experience living with Huntington's disease (HD). The primary objective of this study was to assess the health-related quality of life and well being of patients with HD.

Methods

A non-interventional, cross-sectional study was conducted in 17 hospitals-based movement disorders units in Spain. Patients aged ≥ 18 years, genetically HD diagnosed [with a diagnostic confidence level score of 4, and an Independence Scale (IS) score ≥ 70] were included. The primary variables were the Huntington's Disease Health-related Quality of Life (HDQLIFE) scores and results of the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS). Secondary outcomes include the Unified HD Rating Scale (UHDRS), Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS), Stigma Scale for Chronic I

SUBMITTER: Perez-Perez J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11762052 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature