Growth hormone (GH) replacement in hypopituitary adults with GH deficiency evaluated by a utility‐weighted quality of life index: a precursor to cost–utility analysis
Open Access
- 26 July 2007
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Clinical Endocrinology
- Vol. 68 (1), 122-129
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2265.2007.03010.x
Abstract
To examine quality of life (QoL) measured by a utility-weighted index in GH-deficient adults on GH replacement and analyse the impact of demographic and clinical characteristics on changes in utilities during treatment. Utilities for items in the QoL-Assessment of Growth Hormone Deficiency in Adults (QoL-AGHDAutility) were estimated based on data obtained from the general population in England and Wales (E&W). These estimates were used to calculate QoL changes in GH-treated patients and compare these with normative population values. A total of 894 KIMS patients (53% women) from E&W were followed for 1 to 6 years. QoL-AGHDAutility at baseline and at the last reported visit, total QoL-AGHDAutility gain and QoL-AGHDAutility gain per year of follow-up. QoL-AGHDAutility in patients before GH treatment differed from the expected population values [0·67 (SD 0·174) vs. 0·85 (SD 0·038), P < 0·0001], constituting a mean deficit of –0·19 (SD 0·168). There was a difference in the mean QoL-AGHDAutility deficit for men [–0·16 (SD 0·170)] and women [–0·21 (SD 0·162)] (P < 0·001). The main improvement occurred during the first year of treatment [reduction of a deficit to –0·07 (SD 0·163) (P < 0·001) in the total cohort]; however, patients’ utilities remained lower than those recorded for the general population during subsequent follow-up (P < 0·001). Despite an observed impact of age, primary aetiology, disease onset and comorbidities on QoL-AGHDAutility, all patients showed a similar beneficial response to treatment. QoL-AGHDAutility efficiently monitors treatment effects in patients with GHD. The study confirmed the QoL-AGHDAutility deficit before treatment and a similar QoL-AGHDAutility gain observed after commencement of GH replacement in all patients.Keywords
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