The Indicators of Quality of Life of Patients With Gonarthrosis Associated With Local Therapy With Autosystetic Blood

Abstract

Objective: to assess the effectiveness of intra-articular therapy in patients with gonarthrosis according to the criteria of quality of life of the SF-36 questionnaire. Material and methods. The dynamics of the indicators of quality of life before and after the treatment was studied. The main group consisted of 69 patients with gonarthrosis who underwent a course of treatment with autologous serum, the control group included 46 persons without the studied pathology. Females were included in this study. Both the groups were comparable in age - 55.6 ± 11.1 and 57.8 ± 12.0 years, respectively, p> 0.05. Results. According to the results of our study conducted among residents of the city of Gomel, the indicators of quality of life in women with gonarthrosis of the knee joint are significantly lower by all scales of the SF-36 questionnaire than in women of the corresponding age but without this pathology. At the same time, changes in QOL are in a large measure due to the physical component of health. The most significant contribution to the reduction of quality of life is limitation of physical exercise, which is associated with a constant feeling of pain and discomfort in the joints. The limitation of physical exercise leads to the reduction of social activity, the subjective assessments of the emotional state, mood and, in general, the general health state deteriorate. Conclusion. The application of blood autoseretics in patients with HA for intra-articular administration showed its effectiveness in terms of the criteria of quality of life. Thus, the proposed method of the treatment is promising and has a pronounced symptom-modifying effect.