住院纤维肌痛老年人的生活质量:一个病例对照研究
Abdallah Fawaz1, Mouhamad Suliman1, Mor Robin1
1Rheumatic Diseases Unit, Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel.
Canadian geriatrics journal : CGJ
|September 5, 2024
概括
老年人的纤维肌痛显著影响生活质量,增加残疾. 这项研究强调了纤维肌痛综合征 (FMS) 的老年患者的较差结果和较高的药物使用率.
科学领域:
- 老年医学 老年医学
- 类风湿病学 类风湿病学
- 生活质量研究 研究 生命质量研究
背景情况:
- 关于纤维肌痛综合征 (FMS) 对老年人影响的研究有限.
- 在老年人群中,FMS显著影响生活质量 (QOL) 和药物使用.
研究的目的:
- 评估FMS对65岁及以上患者的QOL的影响.
- 为了比较FMS和非FMS老年患者之间的症状严重程度和药物使用.
主要方法:
- 超过65岁的80名参与者 (40名FMS,40名非FMS) 被研究.
- 经过验证的问卷 (FIQ,SF-36,HAQ-DI) 和医疗记录评估了症状和严重程度.
- 使用FMS 2016分类标准进行诊断.
主要成果:
- FMS患者的残疾 (FIQ,HAQ-DI) 和社会功能低下 (SF-36) 显著增加.
- 老年FMS患者增加了对止痛药物的使用,包括阿片类药物和NSAIDs.
结论:
- 与年龄相匹配的对照人群相比,患有FMS的老年患者经历了更糟糕的症状和更糟糕的结果.
- 在FMS和老年人生活质量下降之间存在明显的关联.
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