Rheumatology international
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Review Meta Analysis
The effectiveness of proprioceptive-based exercise for osteoarthritis of the knee: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of functional impairment and pain. Proprioceptive defects may be associated with the onset and progression of OA of the knee. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of proprioceptive exercises for knee OA using meta-analysis. ⋯ When compared against a general non-proprioceptive exercise programme, proprioceptive exercises demonstrated similar outcomes, only providing superior results with respect to joint position sense-related measurements such as timed walk over uneven ground (p = 0.03) and joint position angulation error (p < 0.01). Proprioceptive exercises are efficacious in the treatment of knee OA. There is some evidence to indicate the effectiveness of proprioceptive exercises compared to general strengthening exercises in functional outcomes.
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The Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) and the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI) are widely used instruments in assessment of patients suffering from ankylosing spondylitis (AS). The Patient Acceptable Symptom State (PASS) is regarded as a target for patients' well-being. The aim of this study was to translate and adapt BASDAI, BASFI and PASS into the Iranian official language, Farsi, and evaluate their reliability and validity. ⋯ A significant correlation was also found between BASFI and occiput-to-wall distance, mentum-to-sternum distance, chest expansion, finger-to-floor distance, number of swollen joints, number of enthesites, nocturnal back pain, total back pain, BAS-G, BASDAI and BASMI. Patients who answered "no" to PASS (found their condition unsatisfactory) reported significantly increased pain scores, patient global disease activity scores, BAS-G, BASDAI and BASFI scores. The results showed that the Iranian versions of BASDAI, BASFI and PASS are adequately reliable and valid in patients with AS.
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The Australian/Canadian Osteoarthritis Hand Index (AUSCAN) is a patient self-reported 15-item questionnaire measuring the severity of hand osteoarthritis symptoms in the respect of pain, stiffness, and function. In this study, we developed a Korean version of the AUSCAN Index (K-AUSCAN) and confirmed its reliability, validity, and responsiveness. The AUSCAN Index was translated into Korean by 3 translators and translated back into English by 3 different translators. ⋯ The pain and function of K-AUSCAN correlated substantially with each other and moderately with stiffness subscale. The average SRM for K-AUSCAN pain, stiffness, and function was -0.92, -0.48, and -0.84, respectively. The Korean version of the AUSCAN Index is a valid, reliable, and responsive tool for the assessment of hand osteoarthritis symptoms.
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This study was conducted to estimate the point prevalence of chronic widespread pain (CWP) and fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) in a primary care center of a hospital in Korea. CWP was defined as pain lasting more than 3 months involving all the classified pain sites (axial, left and right, above and below waist). FMS was diagnosed by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria and also by clinical judgment of a physician. ⋯ When compared to NCP, CWP was significantly associated with the female gender after adjusting for other variables (odds ratio 4.2; 95% CI 1.4-12.4, P = 0.009). Compared to NCP, CWP patients had lower levels of education (P = 0.018), a lower likelihood of a professional occupation (P = 0.014), infrequent alcohol intake (P = 0.014) and a lower proportion of current smokers (P = 0.003) based on a univariable analysis. In this Korean hospital-based study, CWP patients were common and had different demographic characteristics and life habits from NCP.
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Clinical presentation of fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is heterogeneous and often involves psychological comorbidities. Clinical subgrouping of FMS patients has been proposed as a strategy to improve patients' long-term outcomes by helping identify specific treatment needs. Using the 90 Symptom Checklist Revised (SCL-90-R), we have assessed emotional distress in two FMS patient subpopulations discriminated on the basis of their differences in scores on specific items of the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ). ⋯ Emotional status was significantly inversely correlated with present clinical pain in type I-, but not in type II-fibromyalgia patients. Regression analysis revealed a model based on phobic anxiety, paranoid ideation, and depression subscales as best contributing to classification. The present data suggest that associated psychological distress and maladaptive emotional responses that are commonly attributed to the general FMS population may be largely a distinguishing feature of one subset of patients.