Comparison of a generic and a disease specific quality of life scale to assess a comprehensive spa therapy program for knee osteoarthritis - 23/08/10
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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 Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short Form-36 (SF-36) and Arthritis Impact Measurement Scale 2 (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.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Spa therapy, Quality of life, Knee osteoarthritis
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Vol 71 - N° 6
P. 563-566 - novembre 2004 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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