Correlation between Demographic Factors, Clinical Variables, Biochemical Parameters and Physical Domain Score of quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis:A prospective observational study in a tertiary care hospital.

DR SHAHBAZ KHAN; DR ANNIL MAHAJAN; DR VISHAL TANDON

Volume : VIII, Issue : XII, December - 2018

Correlation between Demographic Factors, Clinical Variables, Biochemical Parameters and Physical Domain Score of quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis:A prospective observational study in a tertiary care hospital.

Dr Shahbaz Khan, Dr Annil Mahajan, Dr Vishal Tandon

Abstract :

Background :Rehumatoid arthritis is a systemic disease characterised by inflammation the principal hallmark of which is symmetric polyarthritis with main involvement of the small joints in hands and feet.In this prospective study a total of 110 patients were taken and correlation was drawn between Demographic Factors, Clinical Variables,Biochemical Parameters and Physical Domain Score of quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Materials and methods: In this prospective study conducted over one year a total of 110 patients who were diagnosed cases of rheumatoid arthritis were observed and correlation between demographic Factors, Clinical Variables, Biochemical Parameters and Physical Domain Score of quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis was found out. Inclusion of patients was done of those patients who fulfilled ACR/EULAR criteria for diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis.Results: In this prospective study of 110 patients it was found that their was a negative correlation between demographic Factors, Clinical Variables, Biochemical Parameters and Physical Domain Score of quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis which was of statistical significance. Conclusions: The current study vindicates the fact that there is a very significant negative correlation between physical QOL and various demographic and clinical,biochemical parameters which needs to be addressed so as to have a better QOL in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.