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Quality of life in patients with MuSK positive myasthenia gravis.
Acta Neurologica Belgica 2018 September
It is believed that myasthenia gravis (MG) with antibodies to muscle-specific tyrosine kinase (MuSK) is the most severe form of the disease, especially in the first years of the disease. The aim of our study was to investigate quality of life (QoL) in a population of patients with MuSK MG compared to those with MG who have antibodies to acetylcholine receptor (AChR) in their sera. The study group consisted of 35 MuSK MG patients (28 females and 7 males), while the control group included 38 AChR MG patients matched for gender, age, and duration of the disease. SF-36 questionnaire was used to evaluate the health-related QoL. Following scales were also used: Hamilton's scales for depression and anxiety, the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, and the Acceptance of Illness Scale. Physical domain scores of QoL were similarly affected in both MuSK and AChR groups, while mental domain and total SF-36 scores were even better in MuSK MG patients. Social support was better in the MuSK group (77.3 ± 9.3 vs. 70.6 ± 14.1, p < 0.05). SF-36 total score correlated with depression (rho = 0.54, p < 0.01), anxiety (rho = 0.49, p < 0.01), and MSPSS (rho = - 0.35, p < 0.05), and depression was an independent predictor of worse QoL. Besides therapy of weakness, psychiatric treatment and different forms of psychosocial condition should be part of regular therapeutic protocols for MG. Adequate team work of health professionals and family can provide a healthy mental environment in which a MuSK MG patient would feel more comfortable in spite of the disease.
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