Kawano Marcio Massao, Araújo Ivan Luis Andrade, Castro Martha Cavalcante, Matos Marcos Almeida
Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
Acta Ortop Bras. 2015 Nov-Dec;23(6):307-10. doi: 10.1590/1413-785220152306150596.
: To assess the quality of life of knee osteoarthritis patients using the SF-36 questionnaire.
: Cross-sec-tional study with 93 knee osteoarthritis patients. The sample was categorized according to Ahlbӓck score. All individuals were interviewed with the SF-36 questionnaire.
: The main finding of the study is related to the association of edu-cation level with the functional capacity, functional limitation and pain. Patients with higher education level had better functional capacity when they were compared to patients with basic level of education.
: Individuals with osteoarthritis have a low perception of their quality of life in functional capacity, functional limitation and pain. There is a strong association between low level of education and low perception of quality of life. Level of Evidence IV, Clinical Case Series.
使用SF-36问卷评估膝骨关节炎患者的生活质量。
对93例膝骨关节炎患者进行横断面研究。样本根据阿尔贝克评分进行分类。所有个体均接受SF-36问卷访谈。
该研究的主要发现与教育水平与功能能力、功能受限和疼痛之间的关联有关。与基础教育水平的患者相比,受过高等教育的患者具有更好的功能能力。
骨关节炎患者在功能能力、功能受限和疼痛方面对其生活质量的认知较低。低教育水平与低生活质量认知之间存在密切关联。证据等级IV,临床病例系列。