Abstract

ABUDARHAM, Julia et al. Clinical and demographic characteristics of subjects with rheumatic diseases admitted to rehabilitation: retrospective descriptive study. Rev. argent. reumatolg. [online]. 2017, vol.28, n.4, pp.21-25. ISSN 0327-4411.

Background: Rheumatic diseases (RD) are those conditions that compromise musculoskeletal system and there are more than 100 types. The authors of this study did not find antecedents describing characteristics of subjects with RD admitted in a rehabilitation service in Argentine. Objective: To describe and analyze a sample of patients with RD admitted to Service of Kinesiology of “Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica (I.R.E.P.)” of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires during January 2010 to December 2015. Materials and methods: The study design was descriptive, retrospective. Data patients with RD admitted to rehab was registered. Clinic and demographic variables analyzed were taken from kinesiology records and medical records of the institution. Results: 377 patients were admitted to Service of Kinesiology. 79.6% were women with a mean of 55 years of age. From the total of patients, 65% suffered from Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). 24.6% of the patients belonged to the functional class (FC) I, 54.4% to FC II, 17.3% to FC III and 3.7% to FC IV. 18% of the patients attended the initial session with an assist device for wandering. Conclusion: This is the first study to describe and analyze patients with rheumatic pathologies admitted to rehabilitation in Argentine.

Keywords : rheumatic disease; rheumatoid arthritis; rehabilitation; physical therapy; epidemiological study.

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