Assessment of Patients’ Quality of Life during Conservative Treatment after Distal Radius Fracture

Piotr Ratajczak (), Paweł Meller, Dorota Kopciuch, Anna Paczkowska, Tomasz Zaprutko and Krzysztof Kus
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Piotr Ratajczak: Department of Pharmacoeconomics and Social Pharmacy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Rokietnicka 7 Str., 60-806 Poznan, Poland
Paweł Meller: Department of Pharmacoeconomics and Social Pharmacy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Rokietnicka 7 Str., 60-806 Poznan, Poland
Dorota Kopciuch: Department of Pharmacoeconomics and Social Pharmacy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Rokietnicka 7 Str., 60-806 Poznan, Poland
Anna Paczkowska: Department of Pharmacoeconomics and Social Pharmacy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Rokietnicka 7 Str., 60-806 Poznan, Poland
Tomasz Zaprutko: Department of Pharmacoeconomics and Social Pharmacy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Rokietnicka 7 Str., 60-806 Poznan, Poland
Krzysztof Kus: Department of Pharmacoeconomics and Social Pharmacy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Rokietnicka 7 Str., 60-806 Poznan, Poland

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 22, 1-11

Abstract: Introduction: This study aimed to assess patients’ quality of life after distal radius fracture treatment (at least six months, but no more than ten years, after the treatment) based on the analysis of objective and subjective parameters and the influence of the fractured side on the final results. Materials and Methods: The study sample consisted of 30 women who claimed to be right-handed, divided depending on the side of the fracture (left vs. right limb). Patients were evaluated with a goniometer for active wrist movement, pronation, and supination in the elbow joint. Furthermore, the global grip strength of the upper limb was assessed using a dynamometer (Biometrics Ltd.) device, after which patients were asked to complete a wrist evaluation questionnaire (PRWE) and the Polish version of the SF-36 questionnaire assessing the quality of life. Results: There were statistically significant differences in the active movement of the wrist of the injured limb compared to the non-injured limb. In addition, inferior results were reported for injury of the right limb to those of the left. Conclusions: Injury of the right limb as opposed to injury of the left limb can have a negative impact on the assessment of quality of life in patients with right-limb dominance.

Keywords: bone fractures; distal radial epiphysis; Patient-Rated Wrist Evaluation (PRWE); quality of life assessment; SF-36 (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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