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Revista Cubana de Reumatología
versión On-line ISSN 1817-5996
Resumen
SOLIS CARTAS, Urbano; CALVOPINA BEJARANO, Silvia Johana y VALDES GONZALEZ, Elda María. Quality of life related to health in patients with osteoarthritis of the Riobamba canton. Rev Cuba Reumatol [online]. 2019, vol.21, n.1 ISSN 1817-5996. http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2554482.
Introduction:
osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease that mainly affects patients older than 60 years. Clinically it is characterized by pain, rigidity, deformity, functional disability and deterioration of the perception of quality of life.
Objective:
to determine the perception of quality of life related to health in patients with osteoarthritis of the Riobamba canton.
Methodology:
descriptive, cross-sectional study performed on 1263 patients diagnosed with osteoarthritis. The Coop / Wonca questionnaire was used to determine perception of quality of life related to health; the HAQ-CU questionnaire to determine functional capacity and the Cronbach alpha coefficient to evaluate the internal consistency and reliability of the Coop / Wonca sheets. Pearson correlation was determined to determine the relationship between quality of life related to health and functional capacity.
Results:
average age of 65.31 years, predominance of females, age group between 56 and 65 years, involvement in knees (41,92 %), associated comorbidities (72.26 %) and moderate disability (41,57 %). Global values of quality of life superior to 22 points.
Conclusions:
osteoarthritis negatively influences functional capacity and perception of quality of life. The evolution time of more than 3 years, the presence of comorbidity and the location in knees and hands diminish the perception of quality of life. There is a considerable positive correlation between functional capacity and quality of life. The Coop / Wonca sheets are a very useful instrument to be applied in primary health care.
Palabras clave : quality of life; functional capacity; Coop / Wonca; comorbidities; osteoarthritis.