Abstract:
Introduction
Rheumatological diseases is a group of chronic diseases that
involve musculoskeletal system and influence quality of life
(QoL), most common rheumatological diseases are
rheumatoid arthrits (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA), systemic
lupus erythematosus (SLE) and idiopathic inflammatory
myopathies (IIM)
Purpose
To assess the quality of life in patients with rheumatic
diseases
Material and methods
Clinical and demographic data was collected. SF-8 tool, with
mental (MCS) and physical (PCS) component, was used to
determine the level of QoL in the study group. Collected data
was analyzed using MedCalc v12.7.0
Results
The study group consisted of 52 patients as follows: RA-16,
IIM-10, SLE-12, PsA-14 patients
Results
The general characteristics of the study group is represented
in table 1. The QoL in SLE patients was for PCS-38,5±10,7,
(ranges 25,6-58,8), and for MCS-43,1±9,7 (ranges 20,9-53,6)
points; in IIM patients was for PCS-39,3±8,8 (ranges 24,2-
49,7) and for MCS-42,6±8,7 (ranges 20,4-51,0) points; in AR
patients was for PCS-38,6±13,7 (ranges 20,1-61,0), and for
MCS-45,8±9,8 (ranges 28,0-62,0) points; in PsA patients was
for PCS-39,2±8,9 (ranges 27,9-58,7) and for MCS-42,3±9,2
(ranges 23,9-53,6) points
The data presented in figure 1, demonstrates strong indirect
correlation between physical component of SF-8 and
disease activity measured for SLE (r=-0,8 p=0,05), IIM (r=-
0,85 p=0,001), and PsA (r=-0,7 p=0,05), and moderate for
RA (r=-0,47 p=0,005), patients
Conclusions
The quality of life in rheumatological patients is lower
compared to general population, with values for physical
component 38,9±10,7 (ranges from 20,1 to 61,0), and for
mental component-43,6±9,2, ranges from 20,4 to 62,0 points.
