Predictive Factors for Muscle Weakness in Rheumatoid Arthritis

dc.contributor.authorÖnder, Mustafa Erkut
dc.contributor.authorKılıçarslan, Ayşegül
dc.contributor.authorKeskin, Esra Dilek
dc.contributor.authorBodur, Hatice
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-21T16:18:55Z
dc.date.available2025-01-21T16:18:55Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentKırıkkale Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractObjective: We aimed to determine muscle strength in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and several factors including structural\rjoint damage that may affect decrease in muscle strength. The relations between muscle strength and quality of life and functional disability were examined. Material and Methods: Seventy five RA patients and 51 controls\rwere involved. Demographic characteristics, body mass index, waist circumference, 25-hydroxy vitamin D, and patient global assessments of disease activity (PGA) were documented. Disease Activity Score-28 (DAS28),\rVisual Analog Scale-Pain (VAS-pain), Health Assessment Questionnaire\r(HAQ) and the Rheumatoid Arthritis Quality of Life Questionnaire\r(RAQoL) were calculated. Radiographs of the hands were evaluated by van\rder Heijde modified Sharp score (vdHSS). Grip strength of both hands was\rmeasured by Jamar dynamometer. Results: Demographics (age, gender)\rwere not different between RA patients and control group. Grip strength of\rpatients with RA (22.79±18.58) was lower than control group (26.00±11.25,\rp=0.04). There was a significant correlation with grip strength and disease\rduration, tender joint count, VAS-pain, PGA, DAS28, HAQ, RAQoL, erosion and narrowing score (p<0.05). DAS28 and erosion score were associated\rwith grip strength in multivariate analyses p<0.05). Conclusion: This study\rshowed that RA obtains decreased muscle strength, impaired function and\rquality of life. Joint space narrowing and disease activity are the main parameters that affect muscle strength.\r
dc.identifier.doi10.31609/jpmrs.2021-87049
dc.identifier.endpage253
dc.identifier.issn1309-3843
dc.identifier.issn1307-7384
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.startpage248
dc.identifier.trdizinid525234
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.31609/jpmrs.2021-87049
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/525234
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12587/22958
dc.identifier.volume25
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofFiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon Bilimleri Dergisi
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241229
dc.subjectRomatoloji
dc.titlePredictive Factors for Muscle Weakness in Rheumatoid Arthritis
dc.typeArticle

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