Long-term Assessment of Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Culture-Confirmed Early Lyme Disease

The health-related quality of life of 100 subjects with culture-confirmed early Lyme disease enrolled in a prospective study with annual follow-up visits was evaluated using the 36-Item Short Form General Health Survey version 2 (SF-36v2) questionnaire at 11–20 years after diagnosis. The mean summar...

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Published inClinical infectious diseases Vol. 61; no. 2; pp. 244 - 247
Main Authors Wormser, Gary P., Weitzner, Erica, McKenna, Donna, Nadelman, Robert B., Scavarda, Carol, Molla, Irida, Dornbush, Rhea, Visintainer, Paul, Nowakowski, John
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Oxford University Press 15.07.2015
Subjects
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
BRIEF REPORTS
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Health Status
Humans
Lyme disease
Lyme Disease - diagnosis
Lyme Disease - microbiology
Lyme Disease - psychology
Male
Mental Health
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Quality of Life
Lyme disease
Borrelia burgdorferi
quality of life
outcome
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Summary:The health-related quality of life of 100 subjects with culture-confirmed early Lyme disease enrolled in a prospective study with annual follow-up visits was evaluated using the 36-Item Short Form General Health Survey version 2 (SF-36v2) questionnaire at 11–20 years after diagnosis. The mean summary scores of physical and mental health were similar to those of the general population.
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ISSN:1058-4838
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DOI:10.1093/cid/civ277