The Effects of Social Role Participation on Life Quality

Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Training and Research Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Social Interaction

Treatments: Other: Observational

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04426370

gd230863

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study was carried out among 100 RA patients (age from 20 to 70 years) by fulfilling the American College of Rheumatology 1987 revised criteria admitted to our outpatient clinic. RA patients were compared with 95 healthy volunteer control group. Participants were asked to complete interview based questionnaires regarding pain, life quality, and social role participation to obtain additional information during the interview to participate in the study in 20 min.

Full description

The study was carried out among 100 RA patients (age from 20 to 70 years) by fulfilling the American College of Rheumatology 1987 revised criteria admitted to our outpatient clinic. RA patients were compared with 95 healthy volunteer control group. Healthy volunteers were recruited from the partners next to the patients who came to our outpatient clinic for examination. The same physician carried out the physical examinations on all participations and conducted a interview, acquiring information on age, gender, body mass index (BMI), marriage status, living alone, working, and education. Participants were asked to complete interview based questionnaires regarding pain, life quality, and social role participation to obtain additional information during the interview to participate in the study in 20 min. Examinations took place at the our outpatient clinic. This study did not include all participants who had accompanying of other rheumatic diseases, musculoskeletal diseases, the presence of another chronic disease, cancer.

Enrollment: 195 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:The study was carried out among RA patients (age from 20 to 70 years) by fulfilling the American College of Rheumatology 1987 revised criteria admitted to our outpatient clinic -

Exclusion Criteria:This study did not include all participants who had accompanying of other rheumatic diseases, musculoskeletal diseases, the presence of another chronic disease, cancer.

Trial design

195 participants in 2 patient groups

Case

Description:

100 rheumatoid arthritis patients (age from 20 to 70 years)

Treatment:

Other: Observational

Control

Description:

95 healthy volunteer

Treatment:

Other: Observational