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Correlation between domain of eq5d in outpatients geriatric rehabilitation

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Background and aims Geriatric patients with major knee arthritis problem, have some restriction in activities and daily participation caused by mobility problem, pain disorders, psychological problems, and the environment. EQ5D… Click to show full abstract

Background and aims Geriatric patients with major knee arthritis problem, have some restriction in activities and daily participation caused by mobility problem, pain disorders, psychological problems, and the environment. EQ5D as a tool of quality of life used in elderly people has components that represent these aspects. The aim of this research is to investigate the correlation between domain of EQ5D in Geriatric Rehabilitation patients with Knee Arthritis. Methods Retrospective study. All patients with Knee Arthritis was assessed EQ5D description part. Data was taken from Geriatric Rehabilitation Outpatient Clinic, June–November 2017. Data will be analyzed using SPSS 20.0 with Spearman test. Results From 85 subjects with main problem Knee Arthritis and ≥ 2 medical condition, 15 subjects (17.6%) men, and 70 subjects (82.4%) women. Forty-nine subjects (57.6%) 60–69 years old, 34 subjects (40%) 70–79 years old, and 2 subjects (2.4%) older than 80 years old. According to domain EQ5D mobility, self-care, daily activity, pain, anxiety/depression, we found significant difference between mobility and self-care P = 0.037 r −0.227, mobility and daily activity P  Conclusion From this research, majority cause of activity and participation restriction are pain disorder and mobility problem on women. So, rehabilitation management is more focused on appropriate intervention strategies with pain management and optimizing mobility for Geriatric with Knee Arthritis.

Keywords: mobility; domain eq5d; geriatric rehabilitation; knee arthritis; rehabilitation

Journal Title: Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
Year Published: 2018

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