@article{ATM9443,
author = {Aoife Kilcoyne and Lisa P. Lavelle and Colin J. McCarthy and Sinead H. McEvoy and Hannah Fleming and Annika Gallagher and Martine Loeve and Harm Tiddens and Edward McKone and Charles C. Gallagher and Jonathan D. Dodd},
title = {Chest CT abnormalities and quality of life: relationship in adult cystic fibrosis},
journal = {Annals of Translational Medicine},
volume = {4},
number = {5},
year = {2016},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Background: To evaluate the relationship between lung parenchymal abnormalities on chest CT and health-related quality of life in adult cystic fibrosis (CF).
Methods: The chest CT scans of 101 consecutive CF adults (mean age 27.8±7.9, 64 males) were prospectively scored by two blinded radiologists in consensus using a modified Bhalla score. Health-related quality of life was assessed using the revised Quittner Cystic Fibrosis Questionnaire (CFQ-R). Multiple regressions were performed with each of the CFQ-R domains and all clinical and imaging findings to assess independent correlations.
Results: There were 18 inpatients and 83 outpatients. For the cohort of inpatients, CT abnormalities were significantly (P},
issn = {2305-5847}, url = {https://atm.amegroups.org/article/view/9443}
}