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Rev Mex Med Fis Rehab 2001; 13 (1)

Assessment of the quality of life in patients with osteoporosis treated in the Centro Nacional de Rehabilitación-Ortopedia (CNR-O)

Serrano MAT, Ramírez PE, Diez GP, Orduña VA

Language: Spanish
References: 20
Page: 14-20
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ABSTRACT

Osteoporosis (O), with an incidence rate of 311 out of 100,000 individuals treated in the Centro Nacional de Rehabilitación-Ortopedia (CNRO), from 1997 to 1999, has become a serious health problem in Mexico, specially for women. Objective: To assess the quality of life (QL) of O patients under medical treatment. Method: A prospective, descriptive, transversal and observational methodological design was deployed. 65 patients were surveyed with EuroQol-5D; the assessed factors were mobility, personal care, everyday activities, pain/uneasiness, anxiety/depression, and the visual analogous scale (VAS). Descriptive statistics and a square Chi test, with a significance level of p 𔐅 .05, were also deployed. Results: All female individuals, 59 years old in average, the youngest 34 years and the oldest 78 years. Dimensions: Mobility: 66% with no problems (wnp) to walk; 77% (wnp) with personal care; 54% (wnp) to perform everyday activities; 69% with moderate or severe pain/uneasiness; no significant difference in anxiety/depression levels was found. In regard to their general health condition during the past twelve months, 68% of the patients answered that they were better off. VAS: 31% scored 90 points, and 28% scored 80 points. Health condition: 19% (11111) were in perfect condition, and one case (33321) was in a very poor condition. The rest of the surveyed patients scored high. Sociodemographic variables: Marital status: 59% married; level of education: 39% finished elementary school; personal occupation: 75% were housewifes. Conclusions: The results suggest that an complete treatment of O patients improves their QL, they also suggest that the QL of these patients should be assessed before and after the treatment; further, the assessing instruments should be comparable and compatible Voth cost-benefit economic indicators. Finally, this project suggests that institutional health education programs should be established in the three levels of prevention focused on the population at risk.


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