Health-related quality of life in patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus

Background and purpose Factors affecting health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) were explored in patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH). Methods Using the 15D instrument HRQoL was evaluated in 132 patients diagnosed with iNPH by clinical and neuroradiological examinations. The severity of iNPH symptoms was measured with the iNPH grading scale (iNPHGS), depressive symptoms with the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI‐21) and cognitive impairment with the Mini‐Mental State Examination. Results The mean (SD) 15D score (on a 0–1 scale) of patients with iNPH was significantly lower than that of an age‐ and gender‐matched sample of the general population [0.718 (0.103) vs. 0.870 (0.106); P