Indian Journal of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy - An International Journal
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 4

Psychological Impact of Functional Disability in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

1Associate Professor, Department of Physiotherapy, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana

2Intern, Department of Physiotherapy, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana

Online published on 17 October, 2016.

Abstract

To find out psychological impact of functional disability in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Survey

Rheumatology OPD. Cmc & h, Ludhiana.

100 patients with RA.

Psychological impact of functional disability in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. We did survey in 100 patients with rheumatoid arthritis, using a multiple-dimensional health assessment questionnaire(MDHAQ). A comparison of psychological impact of functional disability was done with function(FN), activities of daily living (RAPID)fatigue(FATIG), pain, joint tenderness and joint inflammation(JTACT), severity of pain in the joints affected (JT), signs and symptoms in patients with rheumatoid arthritis(SX), activity of the rheumatic condition(AC6).

Patients status was measured on MDHAQ

100 Subjects participated in the study. Paired t-test was used to analyse the data.

On comparison of FN with PSY in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, t-value 0.037 and p-value 0.00707 are found significant0n comparison of PN with PSY, t-value 1.64713 and p-value 0.1011 are not found significant. GL with PSY, t-value 3.13063 and p-value 0.002 are not found significant. RAPID with PSY, t-value 0.0088 and p-value 0.03787 are found significant. FATIG with PSY, t-value 0.01833 and p-value 0.00682 are found significant. JTACT with PSY, t-value 0.0167 and p-value0.00925 are found significant. JT with PSY, t-value 0.044 and p-value 0.006586 are found significant. SX with PSY, t-value 0.048 and p-value 0.04 are found significant. AC6 with PSY, t-value 1.71405 and p-value 0.088 are found significant.

There is significant psychological impact of functional disability in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Keywords

Multi-dimensional health assessment questionnaire(MDHAQ), function(FN), activities of daily living(RAPID), pain (PN), fatigue(FATIG), joint tenderness and joint swelling(JTACT)