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ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2021

Prevalence of knee osteoarthritis, its determinants, and impact on the quality of life in elderly persons in rural Ballabgarh, Haryana.

Abhishek Jaiswal, Kiran Goswami, Partha Haldar, Harshal Ramesh Salve, U Singh

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Abhishek JaiswalCentre for Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Kiran GoswamiCentre for Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Partha HaldarCentre for Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Harshal Ramesh SalveCentre for Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
U SinghDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOsteoarthritis (OA) is the most common type of arthritis and a very common disease of elderly. It is one of the leading causes of disability. The present study was conducted to estimate the burden of the knee OA among rural elderly.

methodsA community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 500 randomly selected elderly resident of rural Ballabgarh, Haryana. A semi-structured interview schedule was used by a trained investigator for face-to-face interview, clinical examination of knee using American College of Rheumatology criteria, and quality of life assessment using WHOQOL-BREF.

resultsAlmost two-third of the participants among 454 elderly recruited, suffered from knee OA (292, 64.3%) had knee OA. History of a knee injury, a family history of knee pain, current physical activity and smoking status were found to be significantly associated with knee OA, in multivariate logistic regression model. Elderly suffering from knee OA had significantly lower quality-of-life scores contrasted to those not (

conclusionRural elderly of Ballabgarh, Haryana, had a high burden of knee OA. Elderly suffering from knee OA had significantly lower perception of their quality of life most affected is the psychological and physical domains of quality of life.

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