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ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2024

Health-related quality of life in gout patients in Madinah Region, Saudi Arabia.

Nouf A Alhammadi, Raghad Abdulmohsen Jan, Lujain Sami Alrohaily, Sulafah Mohammed Aljohani, Nada Nawaf Alharthi, Abdulwahab Egal Almalki

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Nouf A AlhammadiDepartment of Internal Medicine, King Khalid University, Asir - Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Raghad Abdulmohsen JanDepartment of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taibah University, Madinah, Saudi Arabia.
Lujain Sami AlrohailyDepartment of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taibah University, Madinah, Saudi Arabia.
Sulafah Mohammed AljohaniDepartment of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taibah University, Madinah, Saudi Arabia.
Nada Nawaf AlharthiDepartment of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taibah University, Madinah, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulwahab Egal AlmalkiDepartment of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taibah University, Madinah, Saudi Arabia.

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Background: Gout can significantly impact health-related quality of life (HRQoL) due to excruciating pain, chronic arthropathy, and associated comorbidities. The objective of our study was to evaluate HRQoL among patients diagnosed with gout in the Madinah region of Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods: The research took place in the Madinah Region, where eligible adult participants aged 18 years or older, having a confirmed history, or present diagnosis of gout were enrolled using medical records from 2016 to 2022. To gather data, patients were invited to participate in telephone-based interviews and complete the Short Form-36 (SF-36) questionnaire. Results: The majority of participants were male (81.5%), and 31-39 years form the largest group (37.0%). Most participants were married (86.4%), and the majority possess university and postgraduate education (70.4%). The respondents' self-reported assessments were as follows: physical function (69.9), limitation due to physical health (74.1), emotional problem (75.8), energy or fatigue (61.6), emotional well-being (68.9), social functioning (76.6), pain (78.9), and general health (63.8). Conclusions: HRQoL among patients with gout was not significantly affected.

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Emotiongoutmorbiditiesquality life

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PMCPMC11254056

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