Comparison of a generic and a disease specific quality of life scale to assess a comprehensive spa therapy program for knee osteoarthritis Comparaison de deux échelles de qualité de vie, l'une générique et l'autre spécifique, dans l'évaluation de l'efficacité d'un traitement thermal global dans l'arthrose du genou
Revue du Rhumatisme (Edition Francaise), cilt.71, sa.12, ss.1175-1179, 2004 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 71 Sayı: 12
- Basım Tarihi: 2004
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.rhum.2003.09.016
- Dergi Adı: Revue du Rhumatisme (Edition Francaise)
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1175-1179
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Knee osteoarthritis, Quality of life, Spa therapy
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Objectives. - To compare the differences or correlation between the results obtained from a generic and a disease-specific instrument for the study group and to assess the short-term effects of spa therapy on quality of life of patients with knee osteoarthritis. Patients and Methods. - Fifty patients with knee osteoarthritis were randomly recruited. They underwent a comprehensive spa therapy program for 21 days. Forty-six patients completed the study. The results were evaluated with SF-36 and AIMS2. Results. - Statistically significant improvement was observed in all subscales of SF-36. All subscales of AIMS2 improved too, but only half of them were significant. Correlation between matching subscales of each test was also significant, except physical activity. Conclusion. - Comprehensive spa therapy seems to increase the quality of life of patients with knee osteoarthritis for short term. © 2003 Elsevier SAS. Tous droits réservés.