La Qualité De Vie Chez Les Patients Atteints De La Gonarthrose

Résumé: Abstact : Objective: The aim of our study is to highlight the repercussions of gonarthrosis in the daily life of patients suffering from it, and to watch for possible risk factors while exploring therapeutic profiles. Patients and method: This is a cross-sectional study, of a total duration of 8 months (from September 2023 to April 2024) involving 50 patients; Follow-up for a gonarthrosis at the level of the EPSP GUELLOUMA and KSAR ELHIRAN, A farm return containing the socio-demographic parameters, anthropometric, the equesne index to assess the impact on function and pain was used. Results and discussion: Of our 50 patients, the vast majority were women (82%), the average age was 65, only 18% had an ideal weight and 20% practiced regular sports activity. The average EVA pain in our patients was 4.5 and the average lequesne index in them was 11.5. All of our patients (100%) were taking analgesics and AASL, much less received corticosteroid infiltration (18%) and hyaluronic acid injection (4%), 30% of our patients were undergoing physiotherapy sessions. Indeed the knee is a load-bearing joint, while it impacts the daily life of patients, not only by physical limitation and pain but also by its psychological, social, and professional impact. In the data we have collected from our patients, gonarthrosis has an impact on the quality of life of patients with it, including severe pain, which is the main indication of knee replacement, and the main cause of sleep disorders, but there are also physical repercussions loss of function and disability, psychological repercussions anxiety, insomnia, decrease in morale, and spontaneity, 64 Over time, patients experience social isolation, which also reduces their performance at work and makes them tired during the day and less productive. However, gonarthrosis is associated with high costs, so the 'economic conditions' dimension is altered. Patients have put in place some tips to make their daily life easier, in order to adapt to their new condition, the needs most evoked by patients are dietary advice, hygiene advice, the necessary information on their pathology, the management of their pain. In order to improve the management of patients suffering from gonarthrosis, therapeutic education is necessary with appropriate management.

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