Article

To investigate the health-related quality of life (QOL) in Swedish patients with
post-polio syndrome (PPS), with a focus on sex and age. A total of 364 patients
were recruited from five Swedish post-polio clinics. Analysis was carried out
using SF-36 and data were compared with those of a normal population. QOL was
significantly lower in PPS patients for all eight subdomains and the two main
scores (physical compound score and mental compound score) when compared with the
controls. Male patients had a significantly higher QOL than female patients for
all subdomains and also for mental compound score and physical compound score, a
phenomenon also observed in the normal population. There was a decrease in QOL in
the physical domains and an increase in vitality with age. PPS decreases
health-related QOL in both sexes, more in female patients. QOL for physical
domains decreases whereas vitality increases with age in both sexes.

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