Influencia del dolor crónico en la calidad de vida de los pacientes con osteoartrosis y artritis reumatoidea en el Hospital del IESS, Cuenca 2004

Abstract

It aims to determine the influence of chronic pain in the quality of life of patients with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis Hospital IESS, Cuenca, 2004, a descriptive study was applied to the universe of 346 patients diagnosed with Atrosis and Arthritis rheumatoid between 40 and 70 years of age, attending the outpatient department of the Hospital José Carrasco Arteaga in the area of ​​Rheumatology Canton Cuenca, with a random sample intentionally of 173 patients, of which 114 have been diagnosed with osteoarthritis 30 are men and represent a 26.4, 84 are women, representing 73.6. The remaining 59 patients have been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, 7 were male and represent 11.9 and 52 are women, representing 88.1. Describes several observations: In rheumatoid arthritis occurs at an average of 49 years (range 41 to 50); Osteoatrosis an average of 51 years (int. 51 to 60) Osteoarthritis is more common in 2 1. of chronic rheumatoid arthritis, the 55,9corresponde the range of 5 to 10 years, compared to 44,1que is more 10 years; In osteoarthritis there is a 68,42en a period of 5-10 years compared to 31,57que is more than 10 years. Chronic pain affecting the quality of life, some additional data are recorded