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- Title
Evaluación funcional de pacientes con osteoartritis que asistieron al Centro de Rehabilitación Integral Especializado Guayaquil.
- Authors
Pontón Domínguez, Karla Ginellie; Guerrero García, Lidia Gissela; Burbano Lajones, Abigail Elena; Ampuero Villamar, Juan Alex; Pata Minota, Cristina Nathaly; Encalada Grijalva, Patricia Elena
- Abstract
Osteoarthritis belongs to the most common group of degenerative joint conditions and is one of the leading causes of disability in the world, characterized by joint pain, stiffness, and loss of functional capacity. Objective. To evaluate the functionality of patients with osteoarthritis who attended the Centro de Rehabilitación Integral Especializado Guayaquil # 2. Materials and Methods. A study was carried out under a quantitative approach, with a descriptive and cross-sectional scope, developed through numerical measurement and data analysis of the variables under study such as age; sex; pathology; work occupation; stiffness and functional capacity, by means of response options. Data collection was carried out by means of the observation technique, for the analysis of the results obtained from the Western Ontario and McMasters Universities Osteoarthritis Index Questionnaire. Results. It was determined that according to sex, 90% were female, most of them between 60 and 70 years of age; 70% of the group studied were housewives; 85% had polyosteoarthritis; 55% had a lot of pain and 45% a lot of pain; 45% had stiffness; while 10% had no decrease in the functional capacity of the affected joints. Conclusions. Osteoarthritis affected the functional condition of most of the women and this was evidenced by the analysis of the evaluation of the result obtained by means of the Womac Questionnaire.
- Subjects
JOINT pain; FUNCTIONAL status; OSTEOARTHRITIS; HOUSEWIVES; JOINT stiffness
- Publication
Revista de Investigación en Salud VIVE, 2022, Vol 5, Issue 15, p728
- ISSN
2664-3243
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.33996/revistavive.v5i15.183