Patient-reported outcome after treatment for definite Lyme neuroborreliosis.

Randi EikelandUnn LjøstadGeir HelgelandGeir SandHeidi Øyen FlemmenMargrete Halvorsen BøLudmila NordaaJone Furulund OweÅse MyglandÅslaug Rudjord Lorentzen

Published in: Brain and behavior (2020)

Results on validated PROM questionnaires measuring fatigue, anxiety, depression, self-reported somatic symptom burden, and physical health-related quality did not differ between persons treated for definite NB 1-10 years earlier and reference scores. NB-treated persons tended to report a slightly poorer mental health-related quality of life than found in normative data, but when adjusting for confounders the causative connection is questionable. Overall, the long-term prognosis of definite NB seems to be good.

Keyphrases

patient reported outcomes
sleep quality
mental health
depressive symptoms
physical activity
electronic health record
newly diagnosed
risk factors
machine learning
psychometric properties
data analysis