Effect of Scapular Dyskinesis on Disease Activity, Quality of Life, Level of Disability in Female Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
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- Mehmet DelenORCID profile 0000-0002-0693-8046
- Deran Oskay
- Songül Bağlan
- Zeynep Tuna
- Oğuzhan Mete
- Ahmet Gökkurt
- Gizem Töre
- Abdurrahman Tufan
Journal of Occupational Therapy and Rehabilitation, Volume 6, Issue 2 (2017) pp. 125–134
- 2017
- Turkish
- doi.org/10.30720/ered.463651
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Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of the studywas to investigate the effects of scapular dyskinesis on quality of life andlevel of disability among female patients with RA. Material and Methods: 52 patients with RA wereevaluated for the study, and they were divided equally into two groups with thefollowing criteria: patient has scapular dyskinesis (SD) (Group 1) or patientdoes not have SD (Group 2). Disability level, Quality of Life (QoL), diseaseactivity, scapular dyskinesis, pain level and muscle strength were assessed withTurkish version of Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and Hand questionnaire(DASH-T), Rheumatoid Arthritis specific Quality of Life questionnaire(RAQoL-T), Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity Index-5 (T-RADAI-5), LateralScapular Slide Test, Visual Analog Scale (VAS), manual muscle testrespectively. Results: Both groups weresimilar demographically. Results of the patient with SD (Group 1) weresignificantly different in a negative way than those of the patient without SD(Group 1) in DASH (p=0,001), RADAI-5 (p<0,001), RAQoL (p<0,001), VASright shoulder (p=0,002) and left shoulder (p=0,001). In Group 1, asymmetricside shoulder had less external rotation muscle strength compared to simetricside shoulder (p=0,046). Discussion: Clinic outcomesof RA patients with SD are worse than those of without SD. Hence, SD may belinked to demonstration of loss of clinic outcomes. Clinicians should notignore SD in patients with RA.
Abstract (Turkish)
Romatoid Artritli Kadın Hastalarda Skapular Diskinezinin Hastalık Aktivitesi, Yaşam Kalitesi ve Engel Seviyesine Etkisi
Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı romatoid artrit (RA) tanısı olan kadın hastalardaskapular diskinezinin (SD) hastalık aktivitesi, yaşam kalitesi ve engelseviyesi üzerine etkisini araştırmaktır. Gereçve Yöntem: Çalışmaya RA tanısı konmuş 52 kadın hasta dâhil edildi. HastalarSD olan (Grup 1) ve olmayan (Grup 2) şeklinde 26'şar kişilik iki gruba ayrıldı.Hastaların hastalık aktivitesi Romatoid Artrit Hastalık Aktivitesi Endeksi-5(T-RADAI-5) anketi, engel seviyesi Kol, Omuz ve El Engel Anketi (DASH-T), ağrıdüzeyi Görsel Analog Skalası (VAS), omuz çevresi kas kuvveti manuel kas kuvvetitesti, SD’leri gözlemsel skapular diskinezi değerlendirmesi ve Lateral skapularkaydırma testi (LSKT), yaşam kaliteleri Romatoid Artrit Yaşam Kalitesi Anketi(RAQoL-T) ile değerlendirildi. Tüm anketlerin Türkçe versiyonları kullanıldı. Sonuçlar: İki grup da demografik açıdanbirbirine benzer bulundu. SD’si olan RA'lı hastaların DASH (p=0,001), RADAI-5(p<0,001), RAQoL (p<0,001), VAS sağ (p=0,002) ve sol (p=0,001) skorlarıile diğer grubun skorları arasında istatistiksel olarak Grup 2 lehine anlamlıfark bulundu. Grup 1 hastalarının SD’li taraf omuz eksternal rotasyon kaskuvveti, diğer omzun eksternal rotasyon kas kuvvetinden istatistiksel olarakanlamlı derecede düşük bulundu (p=0,046). Tartışma:SD’si olan RA hastalarında klinik bulguları SD’si olmayan gruba göre dahakötüdür. Bu nedenle SD bulgusu bu hastalarda klinik bulgulardaki kayıplarıngöstergesi olabilir. Klinisyenler tarafından SD gözardı edilmemelidir.
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Delen, M., Oskay, D., Bağlan, S., Tuna, Z., Mete, O., Gökkurt, A., Töre, G., & Tufan, A. (2017). Effect of Scapular Dyskinesis on Disease Activity, Quality of Life, Level of Disability in Female Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Journal of Occupational Therapy and Rehabilitation, 6(2), 125–134. https://doi.org/10.30720/ered.463651
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@article{delen2017effect,
author = {Delen, Mehmet and Oskay, Deran and Ba{\u{g}}lan, Song{\"u}l and Tuna, Zeynep and Mete, O{\u{g}}uzhan and G{\"o}kkurt, Ahmet and T{\"o}re, Gizem and Tufan, Abdurrahman},
title = {{Effect of Scapular Dyskinesis on Disease Activity, Quality of Life, Level of Disability in Female Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis}},
journal = {Journal of Occupational Therapy and Rehabilitation},
volume = {6},
number = {2},
pages = {125--134},
publisher = {Hacettepe {\"U}niversitesi},
year = {2017},
month = {9},
issn = {2147-8945},
doi = {10.30720/ered.463651},
url = {https://hacettepe.hbtech.com.tr/en/publication/romatoid-artritli-kadin-hastalarda-skapular-diskinezinin-hastalik-aktivitesi-yasam-kalitesi-ve-engel-seviyesine-etkisi},
language = {tr},
keywords = {Health Care Administration},
abstract = {Purpose: The purpose of the studywas to investigate the effects of scapular dyskinesis on quality of life andlevel of disability among female patients with RA. Material and Methods: 52 patients with RA wereevaluated for the study, and they were divided equally into two groups with thefollowing criteria: patient has scapular dyskinesis (SD) (Group 1) or patientdoes not have SD (Group 2). Disability level, Quality of Life (QoL), diseaseactivity, scapular dyskinesis, pain level and muscle strength were assessed withTurkish version of Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and Hand questionnaire(DASH-T), Rheumatoid Arthritis specific Quality of Life questionnaire(RAQoL-T), Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity Index-5 (T-RADAI-5), LateralScapular Slide Test, Visual Analog Scale (VAS), manual muscle testrespectively. Results: Both groups weresimilar demographically. Results of the patient with SD (Group 1) weresignificantly different in a negative way than those of the patient without SD(Group 1) in DASH (p=0,001), RADAI-5 (p\<0,001), RAQoL (p\<0,001), VASright shoulder (p=0,002) and left shoulder (p=0,001). In Group 1, asymmetricside shoulder had less external rotation muscle strength compared to simetricside shoulder (p=0,046). Discussion: Clinic outcomesof RA patients with SD are worse than those of without SD. Hence, SD may belinked to demonstration of loss of clinic outcomes. Clinicians should notignore SD in patients with RA.}
}
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TY - JOUR AU - Delen, Mehmet AU - Oskay, Deran AU - Bağlan, Songül AU - Tuna, Zeynep AU - Mete, Oğuzhan AU - Gökkurt, Ahmet AU - Töre, Gizem AU - Tufan, Abdurrahman TI - Effect of Scapular Dyskinesis on Disease Activity, Quality of Life, Level of Disability in Female Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis T2 - Journal of Occupational Therapy and Rehabilitation VL - 6 IS - 2 PY - 2017 DA - 2017/09/12/ SP - 125 EP - 134 PB - Hacettepe Üniversitesi SN - 2147-8945 DO - 10.30720/ered.463651 UR - https://hacettepe.hbtech.com.tr/en/publication/romatoid-artritli-kadin-hastalarda-skapular-diskinezinin-hastalik-aktivitesi-yasam-kalitesi-ve-engel-seviyesine-etkisi AB - Purpose: The purpose of the studywas to investigate the effects of scapular dyskinesis on quality of life andlevel of disability among female patients with RA. Material and Methods: 52 patients with RA wereevaluated for the study, and they were divided equally into two groups with thefollowing criteria: patient has scapular dyskinesis (SD) (Group 1) or patientdoes not have SD (Group 2). Disability level, Quality of Life (QoL), diseaseactivity, scapular dyskinesis, pain level and muscle strength were assessed withTurkish version of Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and Hand questionnaire(DASH-T), Rheumatoid Arthritis specific Quality of Life questionnaire(RAQoL-T), Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity Index-5 (T-RADAI-5), LateralScapular Slide Test, Visual Analog Scale (VAS), manual muscle testrespectively. Results: Both groups weresimilar demographically. Results of the patient with SD (Group 1) weresignificantly different in a negative way than those of the patient without SD(Group 1) in DASH (p=0,001), RADAI-5 (p<0,001), RAQoL (p<0,001), VASright shoulder (p=0,002) and left shoulder (p=0,001). In Group 1, asymmetricside shoulder had less external rotation muscle strength compared to simetricside shoulder (p=0,046). Discussion: Clinic outcomesof RA patients with SD are worse than those of without SD. Hence, SD may belinked to demonstration of loss of clinic outcomes. Clinicians should notignore SD in patients with RA. KW - Health Care Administration LA - tr ER -