Functional Capacity and Quality of Life in Elderly Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis
In our study, KOA was found to be associated with impaired functional capacity and QoL among elderly patients. Comorbidities, inadequate use of analgesics and lack of physical activity seem to be determining factors contributing to this impairment.
Authors
- Yasmine Makhlouf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8788-0626)
- M. El Ghardallou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9289-722X)
- H. Boussaa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4744-5766)
- S. Miladi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3596-8025)
- A. Laatar
- A. Fazaa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7557-412X)
- M. Rachdi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8037-7322)
- K. Ben Abdelghani
- Leila Ben Salem
Institutions
- Hôpital Mongi Slim (TN)
- Institut Supérieur des Études Technologiques en Communications de Tunis (TN)
- University of Sousse (TN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Musculoskeletal Care
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.70027
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.35