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Knee pain and health-related quality of life among older patients with different knee osteoarthritis severity in Saudi Arabia

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  • Saad M Bindawas
  • Vishal Vennu
  • Saud Alfhadel
  • Ali D Al-Otaibi
  • Ahmad S Binnasser

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Objective: There is a lack of knowledge about health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in Saudi patients with musculoskeletal impairment, particularly among older adult populations. Thus, the current research aimed to determine the association of knee osteoarthritis (OA) severity with knee pain (KP) and HRQoL among older patients in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Methods: In a multicenter cross-sectional study, we recruited 209 consecutive males and females aged ≥55 years with radiographically diagnosed knee OA from five hospitals across Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. According to the Kellgren & Lawrence classification, patients were classified into two groups: mild/moderate knee OA (n = 126) and severe knee OA (n = 83). KP and HRQoL were assessed using the pain visual analogue scale (VAS) and the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), respectively. A higher score on the pain VAS and the SF-36 represented worse KP and better HRQoL, respectively. Results: Severe knee OA was significantly associated with an increased score of 3.47 (p

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  • Saad M Bindawas & Vishal Vennu & Saud Alfhadel & Ali D Al-Otaibi & Ahmad S Binnasser, 2018. "Knee pain and health-related quality of life among older patients with different knee osteoarthritis severity in Saudi Arabia," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(5), pages 1-9, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0196150
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0196150
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