ArticleInternational journal of clinical and experimental medicine2015
Influence of pain severity on health-related quality of life in Chinese knee osteoarthritis patients.
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- Quality of life and treatment satisfaction with pharmacological interventions in Chinese adults with chronic pain due to osteoarthritis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Article
- Loss of Knee Flexion and Femoral Rollback of the Medial-Pivot and Posterior-Stabilized Total Knee Arthroplasty During Early-Stance of Walking in Chinese Patients.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2021Article
- Factors associated with poor self-reported function and quality of life in patients with end-stage knee or hip osteoarthritis immediately prior to total joint arthroplasty.Archives of medical science : AMS · 2021Article
- Knee pain and health-related quality of life among older patients with different knee osteoarthritis severity in Saudi Arabia.PloS one · 2018Article
- Quality of life and functional capacity are adversely affected in osteoarthritis patients with neuropathic pain.The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of this cross-sectional study was to examine the relationship among pain and other symptoms intensity, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in Chinese patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA).
methodsThe study was cross-sectional, descriptive, and correlational. A convenience sample of 466 patients with knee OA was recruited in the study. Age, gender, body mass index (BMI), duration of disease, and Kellgren- Lawrence (KL) scores were recorded. HRQoL and symptoms were assessed using the 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) and the Western Ontario and McMaster (WOMAC) index in participants.
resultsThe sample was predominantly female (82%) with mean age 56.56 years and mean BMI 24.53 kg/m(2). We found that WOMAC subscale scores significantly negative correlated with the majority of SF-36 subscale scores in knee OA patients (P < 0.05). There were no correlations between BMI, duration of disease, KL score and the vast majority of SF-36 subscale scores in patients (P > 0.05). In addition, there was a significant correlation between age and PCS, gender and MCS in patients (P < 0.05). Regression analysis showed, WOMAC subscale scores significantly negative correlated with the vast majority of SF-36 subscale scores. WOMAC-pain score had the strongest relationship with SF-36 PCS and MCS scores.
conclusionsIn summary, pain severity has a greater impact on HRQoL than patient characteristics, other joint symptoms and radiographic severity in Chinese knee OA patients. Relieving of knee symptoms may help to improve patients' HRQOL. The study provided the evidence that relieving pain should be the first choice of therapy for knee osteoarthritis.
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