Vecchio P C, Kavanagh R T, Hazleman B L, King R H
Rheumatology Research Unit, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Ann Rheum Dis. 1995 Feb;54(2):152-4. doi: 10.1136/ard.54.2.152.
To assess the natural history and response to treatment of shoulder disorders in a community elderly population.
This community study of shoulder pain in the elderly reviewed patients three years after an earlier prevalence study.
One hundred and eight of the original 136 patients with an identifiable shoulder disorder were available for reexamination. Eighty (74%) had persisting signs on examination, with persistent symptoms leading to impairment of personal care (21%) and household tasks (27%), and pain on movement (34%). There was no difference between treated and non-treated groups in terms of outcome.
The results of this study serve to confirm and highlight the chronicity of shoulder lesions in this age group and the consequent personal suffering and implications for health care.
评估社区老年人群肩部疾病的自然病程及对治疗的反应。
这项针对老年人肩部疼痛的社区研究在早期患病率研究三年后对患者进行了复查。
最初136例可识别肩部疾病的患者中有108例可供重新检查。80例(74%)检查时有持续体征,持续症状导致个人护理受损(21%)、家务任务受损(27%)以及运动时疼痛(34%)。治疗组和未治疗组在结局方面无差异。
本研究结果证实并凸显了该年龄组肩部损伤的慢性性质以及由此导致的个人痛苦和对医疗保健的影响。