Investigation of Functional Status of Foot/Ankle in Individuals with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Authors : Elif GUR KABUL, Sinem BOZCUK, Bilge BAŞAKCI ÇALIK, Sinem KURU, Murat YİĞİT

Pages : 162-169

Doi:10.22312/sdusbed.1254897

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Publication Date : 2023-08-15

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective=The aim of this study was to examine the functional limitations of foot/ankle in terms of age in individuals with Rheumatoid Arthritis insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(RA);. Material-Method=Forty individuals diagnosed with RA were included in the study. Individuals with RA were divided into two groups insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(under 65 years old insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n:24); and 65 years old and over insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n:16););.Functional status of foot/ankle were evaluated with Foot and Ankle Outcome Score insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(FAOS);, general health status with Visual Analogue Scale insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(VAS);, and disability level with Health Assessment Questionnaire insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(HAQ);. FAOS consists of five subtests: pain, other symptoms, activities of daily living, sport and recreational function, and foot/ankle related quality of life. Relationships between continuous variables were evaluated with Pearson Correlation Analysis. Results=HAQ had low to moderate correlation with FAOS_pain insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r:-0.435);, FAOS_activities of daily living insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r:-0.647);, FAOS_sport and recreational function insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r:-0.495); and FAOS_total insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r:-0.582); in RA with under 65 years old while HAQ had moderate to high correlation with FAOS_other symptoms insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r:-0.579);, FAOS_pain insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r:-0.702);, FAOS_activities of daily living insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r:-0.868);, FAOS_sport and recreational function insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r:-0.683); and FAOS_total insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r:-0.806); insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.05); in RA with 65 years old and over. In addition, VAS had moderate correlation with FAOS_pain insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r:-0.517);, FAOS_activities of daily living insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r:-0.590);, FAOS_sport and recreational function insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r:-0.550); and FAOS_total insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r:-0.587); in RA with 65 years old and over insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.05);. Conclusion=Although functional limitations related to foot/ankle affect disability levels of RA of all ages, this effect is greater for RA aged 65 and over.In addition, functional limitations related to foot/ankle cause a worse perception of general health status of RA patients aged 65 and over.
Keywords : ayak, romatoid artrit, ayak bileği