Quality of Life Experiences of Lyme disease in the Western Isles (V1)
Research type
Research Study
Full title
What is the impact on quality of life for those who had Lyme disease in the Western Isles of Scotland?.
IRAS ID
254643
Contact name
Isabell MacInnes
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of the Highlands & Islands
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 8 months, 1 days
Research summary
Research question: What is the impact on quality of life for those who had Lyme disease in the Western Isles?.
Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease in America and Northern Europe, with clinical presentations that range from acute to chronic illness. A proportion of patients with Lyme disease report persisting non-specific symptoms of such severity that they influence the patient’s daily life. There is an array of literature detailing the effects of Lyme disease, with most of it coming from America and more recently Northern Europe however, of these studies there are minimal studies that look at the impact of the disease.
This study aims to investigate the impact on quality of life since the diagnosis of Lyme disease from the participant’s point of view.
The study will explore participant’s experiences of living with Lyme disease while identifying the physical, mental, social and economic impacts on participants in the study. Following which the data received will be analysed to form conclusions relating to the quality of life of participants in the Western Isles and develop hypotheses for further research.
REC name
East of Scotland Research Ethics Service REC 2
REC reference
19/ES/0003
Date of REC Opinion
19 Mar 2019
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion