The Effects of Social Role Participation on Life Quality
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The study was carried out among 100 RA patients (age from 20 to 70 years) by fulfilling the American College of Rheumatology 1987 revised criteria admitted to our outpatient clinic. RA patients were compared with 95 healthy volunteer control group. Participants were asked to complete interview based questionnaires regarding pain, life quality, and social role participation to obtain additional information during the interview to participate in the study in 20 min.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Detailed Description
The study was carried out among 100 RA patients (age from 20 to 70 years) by fulfilling the American College of Rheumatology 1987 revised criteria admitted to our outpatient clinic. RA patients were compared with 95 healthy volunteer control group. Healthy volunteers were recruited from the partners next to the patients who came to our outpatient clinic for examination. The same physician carried out the physical examinations on all participations and conducted a interview, acquiring information on age, gender, body mass index (BMI), marriage status, living alone, working, and education. Participants were asked to complete interview based questionnaires regarding pain, life quality, and social role participation to obtain additional information during the interview to participate in the study in 20 min. Examinations took place at the our outpatient clinic. This study did not include all participants who had accompanying of other rheumatic diseases, musculoskeletal diseases, the presence of another chronic disease, cancer.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Case 100 rheumatoid arthritis patients (age from 20 to 70 years) |
Other: Observational
Physical examination and questionnaires
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Control 95 healthy volunteer |
Other: Observational
Physical examination and questionnaires
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Social role participation [4 months]
Social role participation questionnaire
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:The study was carried out among RA patients (age from 20 to 70 years) by fulfilling the American College of Rheumatology 1987 revised criteria admitted to our outpatient clinic -
Exclusion Criteria:This study did not include all participants who had accompanying of other rheumatic diseases, musculoskeletal diseases, the presence of another chronic disease, cancer.
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Contacts and Locations
Locations
No locations specified.Sponsors and Collaborators
- Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Training and Research Hospital
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
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