Profile and quality of life of patients with rheumatoid arthritis in Guinea Conakry and Cameroon

Copyright: Aly Badra Kamissoko et al..

INTRODUCTION: rheumatoid arthritis (RA) dramatically affects the quality of life of patients. The objective of our study was to study the link between the activity of the disease and the quality of life of Guinean (Conakry) and Cameroonian patients with RA.

METHODS: pilot multicentric cross-sectional study (Ignace Dean National Hospital of Conakry in Guinea and Efoulan Yaoundé District Hospital in Cameroon) for 15 months (1st October 2016 to 30th January 2018). The diagnosis of RA was based on the criteria of the ACR/EULAR. Disease activity was assessed by DAS 28. The EMIR questionnaire and the Steinbrocker score were used to assess quality of life.

RESULTS: fifty-two patients, 82% of whom were women. The total EMIR score was 5.06±0.50 as a relatively impaired quality of life. Alteration of quality of life was more marked on psychic components (6.78±0.99) and pain (5.37±0.99). The work component was the least affected (4.03±0.98). DAS28 was significantly related to psychic components (p=0.036, R=0.29), pain (p=0.076, R=0.25), physical (p=0.0029, R=0.41), and at the overall quality of life (total EMIR) (p=0.027, R=0.31).

CONCLUSION: the most significant of RA on quality of life was related to pain (EVA-pain) and RA activity (DAS 28). The results of this pilot study will have to be confirmed by a largest study.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:38

Enthalten in:

The Pan African medical journal - 38(2021) vom: 11., Seite 379

Sprache:

Französisch

Weiterer Titel:

Profil et qualité de vie de patients atteints de polyarthrite rhumatoïde en Guinée Conakry et au Cameroun

Beteiligte Personen:

Kamissoko, Aly Badra [VerfasserIn]
Eloundou, Paul [VerfasserIn]
Traoré, Marie [VerfasserIn]
Diallo, Mamadou Lamine [VerfasserIn]
Mendo, Gervais [VerfasserIn]
Diallo, M'balou Fatoumata [VerfasserIn]
Diallo, Alhassane [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Black Africa
Disease activity
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Quality of life
Rheumatoid arthritis

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 25.08.2021

Date Revised 25.04.2022

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.11604/pamj.2021.38.379.20098

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM329116185