Abstract

SOLIS CARTAS, Urbano; BARBON PEREZ, Olga Gloria  and  MARTINEZ LARRARTE, José Pedro. Determination of the perception of quality of life related to health in patients with osteoarthritis of the spine. AMC [online]. 2016, vol.20, n.3, pp.235-243. ISSN 1025-0255.

Introduction: osteoarthrosis of the spine is one of the less studied conditions. Its impact grows daily, and hence the quality of life related to the health of patients suffering from that is affected. Objective: to determine the perception of the quality of life related to health in patients with osteoarthrosis of the spine. Methods: a descriptive study was conducted. For the positive diagnosis, criteria from American College of Rheumatology were considered. COOP/WONCA cartoons were used to determine the perception of the quality of life related to health as well as the Health Assessment Questionnaire, in its Cuban version, to decide functional capacity. Results: with an average age of 67 years± 11, 7, 487 patients (316 women and 171 men) were identified. High percent of associated comorbidities (37, 2 %), evolution time between five and ten years was the most representative (33, 6 %). Perception of global quality of life reached 20.1. Pain dimension was the most affected. Mild functional disability (53, 6 %) was the most representative. Acceptable reliability, validity, and internal consistency from COOP/WONCA cartoons with Cronbach's alpha of 0, 9 were obtained. Correlation between functional capacity and decrease of the perception of quality of life related to health was also achieved. Conclusions: female patients over 60 years, with a prevalent evolution time between five and ten years, high percent of comorbidities, and associated bad habits were predominant. Damage to the perception of quality of life and functional capacity were determined, in which a direct relationship among these variables was established.

Keywords : OSTEOARTHRITIS, SPINE [diagnosis]; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; AGED; EPIDEMIOLOGY, DESCRIPTIVE.

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