Patel Heta R, Balaganapathy M, Serasiya Bipin
Department of Musculoskeletal Sciences, Ashok and Rita Patel Institute of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Charusat, Changa, Anand, Gujarat, India.
Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon, Zydus Hospital, Anand, Gujarat, India.
J Family Med Prim Care. 2025 Jan;14(1):406-411. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_679_24. Epub 2025 Jan 13.
This qualitative study aimed to explore the early experiences of individuals with patellofemoral arthritis in the Indian context.
The study was conducted in Gujarat, India, with 14 participants, recruited from regional orthopedic outpatient departments. They were interviewed either in person or online using the Zoom platform, with an expert clinician using a semistructured interview guide in the vernacular language.
A scoping review was conducted to find the reported symptoms of the condition, which were identified as anterior knee pain, crepitus, pain while sitting down, walking uphill, and kneeling. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the qualitative data, where four domains of initial symptoms of patellofemoral arthritis were identified: pain, crepitus, stiffness, and difficulty in functional activity. The findings suggest that pain was the primary concern for participants in the Indian context, and initial symptoms are highly affected by individual preferences.
Acknowledging initial symptoms and measuring their severity must be taken into consideration to improve the prognosis of the condition.
这项定性研究旨在探讨在印度背景下髌股关节炎患者的早期经历。
该研究在印度古吉拉特邦进行，从地区骨科门诊招募了14名参与者。他们通过亲自或使用Zoom平台进行在线访谈，由一名专家临床医生使用当地语言的半结构化访谈指南进行访谈。
进行了一项范围综述以找出该病症报告的症状，这些症状被确定为膝前疼痛、摩擦音、坐下、上坡行走和跪立时的疼痛。采用主题分析法分析定性数据，确定了髌股关节炎初始症状的四个领域：疼痛、摩擦音、僵硬和功能活动困难。研究结果表明，在印度背景下，疼痛是参与者的主要担忧，并且初始症状受个人偏好的影响很大。
为改善病情预后，必须考虑到初始症状并对其严重程度进行测量。
