A cross-sectional study to assess the long-term health status of patients with lower respiratory tract infections, including Q fever

Patients with a lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) might be at risk for long-term impaired health status. We assessed whether LRTI patients without Q fever are equally at risk for developing long-term symptoms compared to LRTI patients with Q fever. The study was a cross-sectional cohort desig...

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Published in:Epidemiology and infection 2015-01, Vol.143 (1), p.48-54
Main Authors: van DAM, A. S. G., van LOENHOUT, J. A. F., PETERS, J. B., RIETVELD, A., PAGET, W. J., AKKERMANS, R. P., OLDE LOOHUIS, A., HAUTVAST, J. L. A., van der VELDEN, J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Cohort Studies
Comorbidity
Cross-Sectional Studies
Disease
Dyspnea
Dyspnea - epidemiology
Effectiveness
Fatigue - epidemiology
Female
Fever
Gender
Health Status
Humans
Illnesses
Infections
Influenza
Influenza/Respiratory Viruses
Male
Middle Aged
Original Papers
Patients
Physiology
Pneumonia
Primary care
Quality of Life
Questionnaires
Respiratory Tract Infections - complications
Young Adult
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Summary:Patients with a lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) might be at risk for long-term impaired health status. We assessed whether LRTI patients without Q fever are equally at risk for developing long-term symptoms compared to LRTI patients with Q fever. The study was a cross-sectional cohort design. Long-term health status information of 50 Q fever-positive and 32 Q fever-negative LRTI patients was obtained. Health status was measured by the Nijmegen Clinical Screening Instrument. The most severely affected subdomains of the Q fever-positive group were ‘general quality of life’ (40%) and ‘fatigue’ (40%). The most severely affected subdomains of the Q fever-negative group were ‘fatigue’ (64%) and ‘subjective pulmonary symptoms’ (35%). Health status did not differ significantly between Q fever-positive LRTI patients and Q fever-negative LRTI patients for all subdomains, except for ‘subjective pulmonary symptoms’ (P = 0·048).
ISSN:0950-2688
1469-4409
DOI:10.1017/S0950268814000417