Quantifying the burden of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia on quality of life and psychological health: a cross-sectional study
Severe epistaxis is associated with higher rates of depression, anxiety, and fatigue. Participants expressed desire for improvement in a broad range of functional domains disturbed by HHT. This suggests a need for increased awareness, resources, and more effective interventions to improve the QOL of patients with HHT.
Authors
- Marisabel Linares Bolsegui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0802-8935)
- Tushar Garg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5964-6354)
- Emerson Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5054-1161)
- Anna J. Gong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1105-9350)
- Clifford R. Weiss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2180-1731)
- P. Gowda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2822-7691)
- Jianqiao Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5001-1422)
- Mark Tan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3330-728X)
- Yong Zeng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3470-508X)
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
- Published
- 2025-03-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-025-03620-8
- Primary Topic
- Vascular Anomalies and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00