Quality of life measures for myasthenia gravis and evaluation of non-motor symptoms

Abstract

Health-related quality of life measures have become an important tool in measuring clinical outcomes. Disease-specific health-related quality of life scales, particularly in diseases that might fluctuate, can draw attention to non-motor symptoms and guide symptom management. The following review provides an overview of quality of life (QOL) with a focus of disease-specific QOL measures for myasthenia gravis. We also review the current understanding of non-motor symptoms in myasthenia gravis and suggest that QOL measures might be a useful way of accounting for these symptoms. After reading the review, the reader will have a better understanding of QOL measures and how they can be used for patient care and clinical research.