scholarly journals Estimating the Prevalence of Knee Pain and the Association between Illness Perception Profiles and Self-Management Strategies in the Frederiksberg Cohort of Elderly Individuals with Knee Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 668
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Ginnerup-Nielsen ◽  
Robin Christensen ◽  
Berit L Heitmann ◽  
Roy D. Altman ◽  
Lyn March ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Knee Pain ◽  
Illness Perceptions ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Illness Perception ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Knee Oa ◽  
Illness Perception Questionnaire ◽  
Increased Risk

Knee pain is an early sign of later incident radiographic knee osteoarthritis (OA). However, the prevalence of knee pain in the general population is unknown. Additionally, it is unknown how people with knee pain choose to self-manage the condition and if the perception of the illness affects these choices. In this study, 9086 citizens between 60–69 years old in the municipality of Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark, were surveyed, of which 4292 responded. The prevalence of knee pain was estimated, and associations between illness perceptions (brief illness perception questionnaire [B-IPQ]), self-management strategies, and knee symptoms were assessed. The prevalence of knee pain was 21.4% of which 40.5% reported to use no self-management strategies (non-users). These non-users perceived their knee pain as less threatening and reported less severe symptoms than users of self-management strategies. Further, we found that a more positive illness perception was associated with less severe knee symptoms. In conclusion, among Danes aged 60–69 years, the knee pain prevalence is 21.4%, of which 40.5% use no treatment and perceive the condition as non-threatening. These non-users with knee pain represent a subpopulation being at increased risk of developing knee OA later in life, and there is a potential preventive gain in identifying these persons.

scholarly journals Vision-related Quality of Life in Patients With Glaucoma: the Role of Illness Perceptions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiqi Zhang ◽  
Wenzhe Zhou ◽  
Di Song ◽  
Yanqian Xie ◽  
Hao Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Illness Perceptions ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Illness Perception ◽  
Clinical Information ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Illness Perception Questionnaire ◽  
Related Quality

Abstract Purpose: To explore the predictive effect of illness perceptions on vision-related quality of life (VRQoL) in Chinese glaucoma patients.Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 97 patients with glaucoma completed the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (BIPQ), the Glaucoma Quality of Life-15 (GQL-15), and a questionnaire with sociodemographic and clinical information. Correlation analysis and hierarchical linear regression analysis were performed.Results: The BIPQ total score was positively correlated with the scores of the total GQL-15 and its four dimensions. Chronic comorbidities, type of glaucoma, best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), mean defect (MD) of visual field in the better eye, and identity in the BIPQ were the critical predictors of VRQoL. Illness perceptions independently accounted for 7.8% of the variance in the VRQoL of glaucoma patients.Conclusions: Patients with stronger illness perceptions who perceive themselves as having more glaucoma symptoms are likely to experience worse VRQoL. Illness perceptions in glaucoma patients deserve clinical attention, and further studies are needed to examine whether cognitive interventions targeting illness perceptions can improve VRQoL.

Effects of Illness Perception on Self-Care Agency and Hopelessness Levels in Liver Transplant Patients: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 105477382110369
Author(s):  
Bilsev Demir ◽  
İlker Demir
Keyword(s):  
Illness Perceptions ◽  
Illness Perception ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Transplant Patients ◽  
Illness Perception Questionnaire ◽  
Care Agency

Individuals with liver transplantation (LT), hopelessness, and lack of self-care may occur and change in the illness perceptions; however, no study has examined the effects of the illness perceptions on self-care agency and hopelessness levels in individuals with LT. This study was conducted to examine the effects of the illness perceptions of patients who had received LT surgery on their self-care agency and hopelessness levels. A descriptive cross-sectional study with a convenience sample ( N = 120) was conducted at a center in eastern Turkey. The data were collected by using the “Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire” (B-IPQ), “Self-Care Agency Scale” (SCAS), “Beck Hopelessness Scale” (BHS). In the study, the mean total B-IPQ, SCAS, BHS scores was found as 57.50 ± 3.61, 83.83 ± 9.43, 10.19 ± 3.81, respectively. There was a positive and significant relationship between the B-IPQ and BHS total scores.

scholarly journals Illness perception amongst adults with multimorbidity at primary care clinics in Southwest Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Babajide J. Ogunrinde ◽  
Adedotun A. Adetunji ◽  
Sufiyan A. Muyibi ◽  
Joshua O. Akinyemi
Keyword(s):  
Illness Perceptions ◽  
Illness Perception ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
College Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Southwest Nigeria ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Morbid Conditions

Background: Although shreds of evidence are emerging to show the role of illness perceptions in the health outcomes of patients, most of the previous studies have been on single chronic conditions.Aim: To assess the illness perceptions and the associated factors amongst adults with multimorbidity.Setting: General outpatient clinics of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted amongst a systematic sample of 403 adults with multimorbidity. Data on illness perception and other variables were collected using interviewer-administered questionnaires. Descriptive statistics, chi-square test, t-test and analysis of variance were employed for analyses.Results: The age of the participants ranged from 18 to 97 years, with a mean of 60.9 years (standard deviation [s.d.] ± 14.3 years). The majority of participants (57.3%) were women. Ninety-four (23.3%) respondents had only two morbid conditions, whilst 31.2% had at least four morbid conditions. Prioritisation sub-domain of illness perception recorded the highest score (mean = 2.0, s.d. ± 0.8), whilst the treatment burden sub-domain was the lowest (mean = 0.8, s.d. ± 0.7). A significant bivariate relationship was observed between emotional representation (p = 0.001), prioritisation (p = 0.013) and causal relationship (p = 0.013) sub-domains and age group of study participants. Emotional burden associated with illnesses declined as educational level increased (p = 0.039).Conclusion: Patient’s characteristics such as age, education and the number of morbidities are associated with illness perception. Healthcare providers should pay attention to these factors whilst addressing illness perception as a way to achieve better clinical outcomes.

scholarly journals Using the extended self-regulatory model to characterise diabetes medication adherence: a cross-sectional study

BMJ Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. e022803 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olayinka O Shiyanbola ◽  
Elizabeth Unni ◽  
Yen-Ming Huang ◽  
Cameron Lanier
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Medication Adherence ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Illness Perceptions ◽  
Illness Perception ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
High Concern

ObjectivesTo cluster the adherence behaviours of patients with type 2 diabetes based on their beliefs in medicines and illness perceptions and examine the psychosocial, clinical and sociodemographic characteristics of patient clusters.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingA face-to-face survey was administered to patients at two family medicine clinics in the Midwest, USA.ParticipantsOne hundred and seventy-four ≥20-year-old, English-speaking adult patients with type 2 diabetes who were prescribed at least one oral diabetes medicine daily were recruited using convenience sampling.Primary and secondary outcome measuresBeliefs in medicines and illness perceptions were assessed using the Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire and the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire, respectively. Self-reported medication adherence was assessed using the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale. Psychosocial correlates of adherence, health literacy and self-efficacy were measured using the Newest Vital Sign and the Self-efficacy for Appropriate Medication Use, respectively. Two-step cluster analysis was used to classify patients.ResultsParticipants’ mean age was 58.74 (SD=12.84). The majority were women (57.5%). Four clusters were formed (non-adherent clusters: ambivalent and sceptical; adherent clusters: indifferent and accepting). The ambivalent cluster (n=30, 17.2%) included low-adherent patients with high necessity beliefs, high concern beliefs and high illness perceptions. The sceptical cluster (n=53, 30.5%) included low adherent patients with low necessity beliefs but high concern beliefs and high illness perceptions. Both the accepting (n=40, 23.0%) and indifferent (n=51, 29.3%) clusters were composed of patients with high adherence. Significant differences between the ambivalent, sceptical, accepting and indifferent adherent clusters were based on self-efficacy, illness perception domains (treatment control and coherence) and haemoglobin A1c (p<0.01).ConclusionsPatients with diabetes in specific non-adherent and adherent clusters still have distinct beliefs as well as psychosocial characteristics that may help providers target tailored medication adherence interventions.

scholarly journals The Identification of Risk Factors for Chronic Chikungunya Arthralgia in Grenada, West Indies: A Cross-Sectional Cohort Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire J Heath ◽  
Jason Lowther ◽  
Trevor P Noël ◽  
Idis Mark-George ◽  
Derek B Boothroyd ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Joint Pain ◽  
West Indies ◽  
Acute Infection ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Persistent Symptoms ◽  
Increased Risk

Abstract Background Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a re-emerging arboviral pathogen. In 2014, an explosive CHIKV outbreak occurred in Grenada, West Indies, infecting approximately 60% of the population. In approximately 50% of cases, CHIKV infection transitions to painful arthralgia that can persist for years. Elucidation of the risk factors for chronic disease is imperative to the development of effective risk management strategies and specific therapeutics. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study of 240 people who were tested for CHIKV during the outbreak. We administered questionnaires to examine demographic, behavioral, psychological, social, and environmental factors to identify associations with chronic disease. Physical examinations were performed and persistent symptoms were recorded. Results Ethnicity and socioeconomic status were not associated with risk of chronic joint pain. Female sex increased risk, and age was demonstrated to be predictive of chronic CHIKV sequelae. Mosquito avoidance behaviors did not reduce risk. Patients suffering joint pains, generalized body ache, and weakness in the extremities during acute infection were more likely to develop chronic arthralgia, and an increased duration of acute disease also increased risk. Conclusions These data demonstrate that chronic CHIKV affects people across the ethnic and socioeconomic spectrum, and it is not reduced by vector avoidance activity. Increased duration of acute symptoms, in particular acute joint pain, was strongly correlated with the risk of persistent arthralgia, thus effective clinical management of acute CHIKV disease could reduce burden of chronic CHIKV.

scholarly journals Increased recurrent falls experience in older adults with coexisting of sarcopenia and knee osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hirotaka Iijima ◽  
Tomoki Aoyama
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Knee Osteoarthritis ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Knee Oa ◽  
Recurrent Falls ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Risk Of Falls ◽  
Risk Factors For Falls

Abstract Background Sarcopenia and knee osteoarthritis (OA) are two major risk factors for falls in older adults. The coexistence of these two conditions may exacerbate the risk of falls. This cross-sectional study aimed to test the hypothesis that older adults with coexisting sarcopenia and knee OA displayed an increased risk of falls experience. Methods Participants recruited from an orthopedic clinic were divided into four groups according to the presence of sarcopenia and radiographic knee OA: isolated sarcopenia, isolated knee OA, sarcopenia + knee OA, and control (i.e., non-sarcopenia with non-OA) groups. We used questionnaires to assess falls experience in the prior 12 months. We performed logistic regression analyses to evaluate the relationship between the four groups and falls experience. Results Of 291 participants (age: 60–90 years, 78.7% women) included in this study, 25 (8.6%) had sarcopenia + knee OA. Participants with sarcopenia + knee OA had 4.17 times (95% confidence interval: 0.84, 20.6) higher odds of recurrent falls (≥2 falls) than controls after adjustment for age, sex, and body mass index. The increased recurrent falls experience was not clearly confirmed in participants with isolated sarcopenia and isolated knee OA. Conclusions People with coexisting of sarcopenia and knee OA displayed increased recurrent falls experience. This study suggests a new concept, “sarcopenic knee OA”, as a subgroup associated with higher risk of falls, which should be validated in future large cohort studies. Trial registration. Not applicable.

scholarly journals Effects of Sarcopenia and Sarcopenic Obesity on Joint Pain and Degenerative Osteoarthritis in Postmenopausal Women

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hye In Kim ◽  
So Hyun Ahn ◽  
Yup Kim ◽  
Ji Eun Lee ◽  
Seok Kyo Seo
Keyword(s):  
Postmenopausal Women ◽  
Knee Pain ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Obese Group ◽  
Sarcopenic Obesity ◽  
Obese Women ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Knee Oa ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
One Year

Abstract This study aimed to identify the prevalence of sarcopenia, obesity, and sarcopenic obesity and examine their association with radiographic knee osteoarthritis (OA) and knee pain in Korean menopausal women. This cross-sectional study utilized the data from Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 2009–2011. The participants were categorized based on body composition. The prevalence of radiographic knee OA and knee pain was calculated. The effect of hormone therapy (HT) was also evaluated. The prevalence of radiographic knee OA, knee pain, and both were all highest in the sarcopenic obese group and lowest in the non-sarcopenic non-obese group. Without sarcopenia, obese women showed higher ratio of radiographic knee OA. With sarcopenia, the coexistence of obesity presented higher ratio of radiographic knee OA, knee pain, and both compared to sarcopenia without obesity. The use of HT for more than one year was not associated with radiographic knee OA, knee pain, or both. Obesity with sarcopenia had greater effect on knee OA compared to obesity without sarcopenia. Moreover, HT use for more than one year was not associated with the prevalence of knee OA. Therefore, more efforts should focus on reducing body fat and increasing muscle in postmenopausal women with knee OA.

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