Quality of life and associated factors in tunisian postpoliomyelitis syndrome patients

We included 45 patients with a mean age of 52.4 ± 7.5 years. All aspects of QoL were affected. The most affected domain was PF with an average score of 32.5±11.8. QoL was better for the mental component (MCS) compared to the physical component (PCS) with mean scores of 43.7±7 and 35.6±12.1 respectively. The alteration of the PF and MH domains was significantly associated with MCS score (p = 0.01 and r = -0.38) and increased BMI (p = 0.04; r = -0.31). Pain intensity was associated with an alteration of all the domains of QoL except for the RP domain. QoL was significantly associated with Functional capacity (p = 0.018 and r = 0.35) and vitality (p = 0.038; r = 0.31). Conclusion: All aspects of QoL were affected in PPS patients. The general PCS component was the most affected and the PF domain was the most affected.