Factors Associated With Quality of Life in Knee Osteoarthritis

Factors Associated With Quality of Life in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between quality of life and factors that may affect quality of life (pain, stiffness, functional status and depression) in knee osteoarthritis.

Participants aged between 40-65 years, willing to participate in the study and diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis will be included in the study. Necessary demographic information will be obtained with the prepared data form. Numerical Rating Scale (NRS), Western Ontario and Mcmaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC Osteoarthritis Index), Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS), Beck Depression Scale, Short Form - 36 (Quality of Life Questionnaire) will be used for evaluation. The data obtained in the study will be entered into SPSS 17 package programme (Greasley, 2007). Minimum-maximum values, arithmetic mean and standard deviation will be used to evaluate numerical data, and frequency distributions and percentages will be used to summarise categorical data. The data of the study will be analysed using Analysis of Moment Structures (AMOS) statistical package programmes. In all analyses, p<0.05 will be considered statistically significant.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Volunteering to participate in the study
• Being diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis
• In studies between the ages of 40 and 65

Exclusion Criteria:

• Other orthopaedic surgery in the lower extremity
• Cognitive impairment at a level that prevents understanding and answering the questionnaire
• Presence of neurological disease