SEDEF ERSOY, NUR KESİKTAŞ, BÜŞRA ŞİRİN, MERT ÇETİN, NURDAN PAKER, DERYA BUĞDAYCI
Comprehensive Medicine - 2023;15(4):273-278
INTRODUCTION: This research aimed to explore the correlation between Cumulative Illness Rating Scale (CIRS) and physical disability among individuals suffering from symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (OA). METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, 89 individuals diagnosed with knee OA were enrolled. The severity of OA was assessed radiologically using the KellgrenLawrence staging method. The Knee Injury and OA Outcome Score was utilized to assess pain intensity, symptoms, daily functional ca-pacity, engagement in sports/recreation, and knee-related quality of life (QoL). The CIRS scores for all participants were calculated by the same researcher. Throughout this process, both the KellgrenLawrence staging and CIRS calculations were overseen by the same researcher to maintain consistency. Results: Seventy patients (78.7%) were female. 19 were male (21.3%). The mean age was 56.8 years. The mean body mass index was 30.1kg/m². Knee OA was bilateral in 81 patients (91.1%). The radiological severity of knee OA was stage II or III in 73 subjects (82.02 %). The mean Knee Injury and OA Outcome Score pain severity, symptoms, activities of daily living, sport/recreation, and knee-related QoL scores were 55.4, 19.05, 59.8, 34.2, and 54.7, respectively. A significant correlation was observed between CIRS score, and KOOS Symptoms and KOOS QoL (p<0.05). DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: In this study, there was a significant relationship between the number of comorbid diseases of the patients and their knee-related QoL.
