Static Foot Disturbances and the Quality of Life of Older Person with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Katarzyna Kaniewska, Anna Kuryliszyn-Moskal, Anna Hryniewicz, Diana Moskal-Jasińska, Mariusz Wojciuk and Zofia Dzięcioł-Anikiej
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Katarzyna Kaniewska: Department of Rehabilitation, Medical University of Bialystok, 24A M. Skłodowskiej-Curie St., 15-276 Bialystok, Poland
Anna Kuryliszyn-Moskal: Department of Rehabilitation, Medical University of Bialystok, 24A M. Skłodowskiej-Curie St., 15-276 Bialystok, Poland
Anna Hryniewicz: Department of Rehabilitation, Medical University of Bialystok, 24A M. Skłodowskiej-Curie St., 15-276 Bialystok, Poland
Diana Moskal-Jasińska: Department of Clinical Phonoaudiology and Speech Therapy, Medical University of Bialystok, 37 Szpitalna St., 15-276 Bialystok, Poland
Mariusz Wojciuk: Department of Rehabilitation, Medical University of Bialystok, 24A M. Skłodowskiej-Curie St., 15-276 Bialystok, Poland
Zofia Dzięcioł-Anikiej: Department of Rehabilitation, Medical University of Bialystok, 24A M. Skłodowskiej-Curie St., 15-276 Bialystok, Poland

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 14, 1-13

Abstract: Disturbed static foot function is one of the main causes of impaired quality of life, which may be related to the frailty syndrome of older adult patients with Rheumatoid Arthitis (RA). The aim of the study was to evaluate the relationship between parameters of static foot function disturbances and quality of life of older adult patients with RA. The study was performed among 102 patients with RA diagnosed according to the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and EULAR 2010 criteria. Patients were divided into four subgroups depending on radiological evaluation according to the Steinbrocker classification. Plantoconturography examination was conducted using a podoscope with a 3D scanner and software for computer foot examination CQ ST2K. Quality of life of patients with RA was evaluated using the Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales-2 (AIMS-2). A statistically significant relationship between AIMS-2 and parameters of static foot function disturbances was observed. The study revealed correlations between parameters of disturbed static foot function and RA severity in comparison to disease duration. Our results indicate a relationship between static foot function disturbances and quality of life of patients with RA, not only in the area of physical activity, but also in the social an emotional domain. Study results indicate that plantoconturography and assessment of quality of life using AIMS-2 could be useful as a diagnostic and prognostic tool in RA.

Keywords: rheumatoid arthritis; frailty syndrome; the aging process; pain; foot statics; AIMS-2 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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