Longitudinal predictors of health-related quality of life in isolated dystonia

Dystonia Coalition Study Group, Johanna Junker, James Hall, Brian D. Berman, Marie Vidailhet, Emmanuel Roze, Tobias Bäumer, Irene A. Malaty, Aparna Wagle Shukla, Joseph Jankovic, Stephen G. Reich, Alberto J. Espay, Kevin R. Duque, Neepa Patel, Joel S. Perlmutter, H. A. Jinnah, Valerie Brandt, Norbert Brüggemann

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Abstract

Objective: To determine longitudinal predictors of health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) in an international multicenter cohort of patients with isolated dystonia. Methods: Out of 603 dystonia patients prospectively enrolled in the Natural History Dystonia Coalition study, 155 were assessed three times within 2 years for HR-QoL, symptoms of depression, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), and social anxiety disorder (SAD), as well as dystonia severity and dystonic tremor. In addition, the impact of botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) injections on HR-QoL was evaluated after 1 year. Results: Depressive symptoms at baseline predicted lower HR-QoL on all subscales after 2 years (all p ≤ 0.001). Higher GAD scores at baseline predicted lower HR-QoL related to general health, pain and emotional well-being, whereas higher SAD scores predicted higher pain-related QoL after 2 years (all p ≤ 0.006). Dystonia severity at baseline predicted social functioning (p = 0.002). Neither dystonic tremor, age, or sex predicted HR-QoL at 2 years. Two latent categories were revealed across the three-time points: Category 1 with higher total HR-QoL scores (mean HR-QoL = 74.4% ± 16.1), susceptible to symptoms of depression and SAD, and Category 2 with lower total HR-QoL scores (mean HR-QoL = 45.5% ± 17.6), susceptible to symptoms of GAD. HR-QoL improved over the course of 1 year irrespective of the use of BoNT. Conclusion: The longitudinal impact of psychiatric symptoms on HR-QoL emphasizes the importance of incorporating mental health treatment, in particular also the therapy of anxiety disorders, into treatment regimens for dystonia.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)852-863
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Neurology
Volume271
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2024

Keywords

  • Anxiety
  • BoNT
  • Depression
  • Dystonia
  • Quality of life

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