Quality of Life of Knee Osteoarthritis Patients in Nopparat Rajathanee Hospital
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Objective: To determine the quality of life of osteoarthritis patients with different severity in Nopparat Rajathanee Hospital using the modified Thai WOMAC questionnaire. Methods: This study enrolled 194 eligible osteoarthritis patients at Nopparat Rajathanee Hospital. The patients were interviewed with the modified Thai WOMAC questionnaire. Results: Most of osteoarthritis patients in the study were women (81.6%) with the mean age of 65.05±10.17 years, mean body mass index of 26.31 ±3.78 kg/ m2, and pain score at 5.55±2.65 (full score = 10). There were 34.5% and 27.8% of subjects with the severity level 4 and 3, respectively, according to the Kellgren-Lawrence grading system. The measurement of quality of life with pain subscale showed that the patients reported the highest pain score on climbing up and down the stairs and the lowest score on sitting or lying down. For stiffness, patients perceived it as a minor problem. The assessment of physical function revealed that the most difficult activity was climbing up the stairs and the least difficult activity was getting in and out of bathroom. There were no differences of quality of life in pain and stiffness among patients with different severity levels. However, patients with KL = 4 reported a significantly lower level of quality of life in physical functioning than those with KL = 2 did. Conclusions: Osteoarthritis affected patients’ quality of life in pain and physical function. Although, there was no difference of overall quality of life among patients with different severity levels, health practitioners should consider relieving of patients’ pain to improve patients’ quality of life.
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ผลการวิจัยและความคิดเห็นที่ปรากฏในบทความถือเป็นความคิดเห็นและอยู่ในความรับผิดชอบของผู้นิพนธ์ มิใช่ความเห็นหรือความรับผิดชอบของกองบรรณาธิการ หรือคณะเภสัชศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยสงขลานครินทร์ ทั้งนี้ไม่รวมความผิดพลาดอันเกิดจากการพิมพ์ บทความที่ได้รับการเผยแพร่โดยวารสารเภสัชกรรมไทยถือเป็นสิทธิ์ของวารสารฯ
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