Impact of musculoskeletal disorders on quality of life of patients visiting tertiary care hospital.
| Autor: | Khalid S; Department of Anatomy, Institute of Basic Medical Science, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan., Ali Shah SZ; Tongji Medical College of HUST, Wuhan City, China., Khalil AA; Department of Physical Therapy, Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan., Ullah I; Institute of Basic Medical Science, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association [J Pak Med Assoc] 2021 Aug; Vol. 71 (8), pp. 1976-1989. |
| DOI: | 10.47391/JPMA.328 |
| Abstrakt: | Objective: To determine the impact of musculoskeletal disorders on patients' quality of life. Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted at the Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan, from September 2018 to March 2019, and comprised patients of either gender having a variety of musculoskeletal disorders. Data was collected using a validated EuroQol-5-Dimension-3-Level scale. Data was analysed using SPSS 20. Results: Of the 377 participants, 204(54.1%) were males, and 173(45.9%) were females. The overall mean age was 35.9±12.5 years. Muscular weakness was the most commonly encountered problem 153(40.6%), followed by muscle stiffness 49(13.0%) and adhesive capsulitis 39(10.3%). Patients with musculoskeletal disorders had moderately good 'health state today' score of 56.03±20.175 on VAS. Conclusion: Musculoskeletal disorders were found to have a negative impact on quality of life and health status of the patients. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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