Avaliação do equilíbrio funcional e qualidade de vida em pacientes com espondilite anquilosante / Assessment of functional balance and quality of life among patients with ankylosing spondylitis
Rev. bras. reumatol
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48(5): 274-277, set.-out. 2008. graf, tab
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RESUMO
OBJETIVO:
Avaliar o equilíbrio funcional e a qualidade de vida em pacientes com espondilite anquilosante. TIPO DE ESTUDO Corte transversal.MÉTODOS:
Foram avaliados 60 indivíduos, sendo 30 com espondilite anquilosante (EA) e 30 saudáveis, por meio da versão brasileira da escala de equilíbrio de Berg, questionário SF-36 para avaliação da qualidade de vida e escala visual analógica da dor (EVA).RESULTADOS:
O escore da escala de Berg foi, respectivamente, para os grupos EA e controle de 48,83 e 55,5, com diferença estatisticamente significante. Houve correlação positiva entre a escala de Berg e a de EVA (r = 0,469) e entre esta escala e o domínio referente à capacidade funcional do SF-36 (r = 0,648). A EVA teve correlação negativa com o SF-36 nos seguintes domínios capacidade funcional (r = -0,753), aspecto físico (r = -0,612), estado geral de saúde (r = -0,607), dor (r = -0,827) e vitalidade (r = -0,532).CONCLUSÃO:
Os pacientes com EA possuem pior equilíbrio funcional, pior qualidade de vida e mais dor que indivíduos saudáveis. O pior equilíbrio correlacionou-se com pior capacidade funcional e dor.ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To assess functional balance and quality of life among patients with ankylosing spondylitis. TYPE OF STUDY Cross-sectional.METHODS:
Sixty individuals were evaluated 30 with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and 30 healthy individuals - using the Brazilian version of the Berg Balance Scale, SF-36 questionnaire for the assessment of quality of life and a visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain.RESULTS:
The score of the scale of Berg was respectively for groups EA and control of 48.83 and 55.5 with statistically significant difference. There was a positive correlation between the Berg Scale and the VAS (r = 0,469) and between this scale and the functional capacity domain of the SF-36 (r = 0,648). There was a negative correlation between the VAS and following domains of the SF-36 functional capacity (r = -0,753), physical aspects (r = -0,612), overall health (r = -0,607), pain (r = -0,827) and vitality (r = -0,532).CONCLUSION:
Patients with AS exhibit worse functional balance, a poorer quality of life and more pain than healthy individuals. Poorer balance was correlated to pain and worse functional capacity.
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Main subject:
Pain
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Quality of Life
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Spondylitis, Ankylosing
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Pain Measurement
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
Rev. bras. reumatol
Journal subject:
Rheumatology
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Federal de São Paulo/BR
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