Relation between Knowledge, Medication Adherence, and Quality of Life, among gouty arthritis patients
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Nursing and health Science - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 3
Abstract
Background:Gout is actually a form of arthritis. It is the body's reaction to irritating crystal deposits in the joints. Gouty arthritis is characterized by acute, intermittent, inflammatory arthritis that evolves over many years to chronic inflammatory polyarthritis. In severe cases, tophaceousurate deposits and inflammatory arthritis may lead to deformity, disability, and radiographic destruction.Aim: wasto find the relation betweenknowledge, medication adherence, and quality of life among gouty arthritis patients. Research design: A correlational research design was used. Subjects: A convenience sample consisting of 300 patients diagnosed with gouty arthritis. Setting: outpatient clinics of rheumatology, Mansoura and BeniSeuif University Hospitals, within 6 months. Three tools were used in data collection; 1. A structured interview questionnaire sheet consisting of three parts: sociodemographic data, medical history, and patients’ knowledge, 2.Mourisky Adherence Scale, 3.Quality of life scale for pain. Results: there was a positive correlation between duration of gout and total adherence scores of the study subjects. However, there was a negative correlation with significant statistical differences between the duration of disease, total knowledge, and total quality of life scores. Conclusion: There was a positive correlation with significant statistical differences between total adherence scores of patients with gouty arthritis with their total knowledge and total quality of life scores. Recommendation: Develop and implementself-managementprogram to improve knowledge, medication adherence, and quality of life for patients with gouty arthritis.
Authors and Affiliations
Eman Heggy, Bahia Galal, Sheren Shrief, Omaima Mohamed Elalem
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