Impact of the Chikungunya Outbreak in Reunion Island on the Quality of Life After 10 Years

Epidémie de Chikungunya à l'île de La Réunion : Effet à Dix Ans de l'Infection Sur la qualité de Vie Dans la Cohorte TELECHIK

QoLCHIK study aims at evaluating impact of chikungunya infection on the quality of life of infected people during the 2005-2006 outbreak in Reunion Island and followed in the TELECHIK cohort by comparing scores of SF-36 health survey.

QoLCHIK is a prospective cohort telephone study on the quality of life of people from the TELECHIK cohort, measured by the SF-36 health survey. TELECHIK was a telephone survey conducted 2 years after the 2005-2006 outbreak in Reunion Island and drawn from the SEROCHIK study which aimed at assessing the seroprevalence of chinkungunya over the island between august and october 2006.

A sample of 440 people (220 per group) was calculated and to be drawn from TELECHIK cohort, 220 with a serodiagnosis of chikungunya and 220 with negative serology.

Inclusion Criteria:

• People from the TELECHIK cohort

Exclusion Criteria:

• People with other diseases or disorders which could impact quality of life (predefined list)
• Minor
• Elderly over 85 yo
• People with a risk of exposure (in an endemic/epidemic area) after 2005-2006 Reunion Island outbreak