Quality of life of persons with guillain-barre syndrome in community of Bangladesh

Abstract

Background: Guillain-Barre Syndrome is a long-standing disease that needs ongoing systemic attention. For many residual issues, it affects a person’s quality of life. However, there is a paucity of evidence in Bangladesh and Asia countries. Aim: The study aimed to evaluate the quality of life of persons with Guillain-Barre Syndrome in the community of Bangladesh. Methods: The study followed a cross-sectional quantitative design by conducting a telephone survey among 101 participants who were selected purposively for this study. Data were collected using the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) and a questionnaire with sociodemographic variables and GBS disability score (GDS) to know the functional status. The study was conducted using quantitative descriptive analysis through Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) software 25.0 version and Chi-square analysis using a Fisher’s exact test to determine statistically significant association. Results: The majority were male (82.2%) participants and female (18.8%) with mean current age of 36.69, SD (±1.2) years. About (9.9%) of participants were in a healthy state, (25.7%) of participants were within minor symptoms and capable of running, (41.6%) of participants were able to walk 10m or more without assistance but unable to run, (20.8%) participants were able to walk 10m across an open space with help, (2%) participants were bedridden or chair bound according to GBS disability score. Most reported their overall quality of life (3.09±1.011) and satisfaction about health (3.26±.844) was medium level. Their overall satisfaction level of health was better than their overall quality of life. There was a significant association between overall quality of life and occupation (P>.002) and their monthly income (P>.039). Furthermore, there was a strong significant (p-value 0.00) association between GBS disability score and overall quality of life. Among WHOQOL-BREF domains, Physical domain (12.91±2.728) and psychological domain (13.45±2.648) were the most affected domains than other domains. Conclusions: The current rehabilitation practices should be developed, essential for developing new treatment strategies. So that they can properly benefit in their post-rehabilitation lives, they need to implement community advocates for patients in both aspects of physical and mental impairment. Keywords: Quality of life, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Person with disability,community