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Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, Université de Sousse, Research Unit, Farhat Hached Hospital, Tunisia

Biography

Doctor Bahri Fethi works in Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, Université de Sousse, Research Unit, Farhat Hached Hospital, Tunisia is a well known researcher in field of Public Health. One of his renowned works are Predictors of Impaired Quality of Life and Work Disability in Patients with Systemic Diseases.

Publications

• Research   
  Predictors of Impaired Quality of Life and Work Disability in Patients with Systemic Diseases
  Author(s): Ben Hadj Ali Emna*, Bouker Ahmed, Guiga Ahmed, Ben Yahia Wissal, Atig Amira, Bahri Fethi and Ghannouchi Jaafoura Neirouz
  
  Background: Systemic diseases are heterogeneous diseases that represent one of the leading causes of disability with high rates of premature mortality and significant social costs. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study at an Internal Medicine Department between July 2017 and September 2017. We investigated patients with systemic rheumatic diseases and we evaluated the Quality of Life (QoL). The outcomes were baseline Short Form Health Survey Physical (PCS) and Mental (MCS) Component Scores. Work disability was evaluated by the Work Productivity Assessment Impairment (WPAI) questionnaire. Correlations were calculated by the test t student or ANOVA factor test and comparison with Chi2 test and multivariate regressions were then performed. Results: Two hundred thirty five patients were included, 183 fem.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2165-8048.19.9.309

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