Qualite de vie des Patients ayant une Gonarthrose a Brazzavile, Congo

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Résumé

Objective: To evaluate the quality of life in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Patients and Methods: Cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study, conducted in two steps in the Department of Rheumatology at the University Hospital of Brazzaville. The first step made it possible to collect data of patients diagnosed as having knee osteoarthritis according to the ACR criteria of 1986 and followed up from January 1st, 2013 to December 31st, 2017. After informed consent was obtained, the second step consisted in measuring the quality of life of patients using a specific quality-of-life questionnaire for knee and hip osteoarthritis OAKHQOL (OsteoArthritis of Knee Hip Quality Of Life). It took place from May 2nd to November 2nd, 2018 (6 months). Results: We included in this study 103 women and 16 men (sex ratio F / H of 6/1). The average age was 56.1 9 years (range 27 to 77 years). The mean evolution time was 5.1 3.6 years. The knee osteoarthritis moderately impaired the overall quality of life of patients. The most affected dimensions were physical activity and pain, with respectively 51.3% and 42.9% of patients between 25 and 50. Mean scores for additional items were 35.3 +/-24.4, respectively, (n = 84) for employment, 36.2 +/-20.8 (n = 61) for

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Art, Political science