Fathy, H., Mohamed, A., Abd-ElAzeem, M. (2023). Disease-Related Outcomes Influence the Prevalence of Falls in People with Rheumatoid Arthritis. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 90(2), 3175-3181. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2023.290617
Hossam Marouf Fathy; Al Zahraa Yehia Mohamed; Mervat Ismail Abd-ElAzeem. "Disease-Related Outcomes Influence the Prevalence of Falls in People with Rheumatoid Arthritis". The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 90, 2, 2023, 3175-3181. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2023.290617
Fathy, H., Mohamed, A., Abd-ElAzeem, M. (2023). 'Disease-Related Outcomes Influence the Prevalence of Falls in People with Rheumatoid Arthritis', The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 90(2), pp. 3175-3181. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2023.290617
Fathy, H., Mohamed, A., Abd-ElAzeem, M. Disease-Related Outcomes Influence the Prevalence of Falls in People with Rheumatoid Arthritis. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2023; 90(2): 3175-3181. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2023.290617
Disease-Related Outcomes Influence the Prevalence of Falls in People with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background Adults who had Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are more prone to falls. Falling in RA increases the risk of hip fracture as decreased bone mineral density is a prominent feature in RA Objective: The aim of the current work was to assess the prevalence of falls and its association with different clinical conditions and different physical performance status. Patients and Methods: This cross-sectional study included a total of 75 patients with RA, diagnosed according to 2010 American College of Rheumatology's Categorization Criteria, attending at Outpatient and Inpatient Clinics, Department of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Beni-Suef University Hospital. Participants were divided into non-fallers and fallers. Results: The prevalence of falls among RA patients was 33.3%. Faller RA patients had significantly higher Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI) and Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI) as compared with non-fallers (p-values< 0.001). Faller RA patients had significantly lower Berg Balance Scale (BBS) as compared with non-fallers (p-value <0.001), Faller RA patients had significantly longer 5-Time Sit Down-To-Stand Up Test (SST5) and longer Timed Up and Go Test (TUG) as compared with non-fallers (p-values< 0.001). Conclusion: It could be concluded that the prevalence rate of falls in RA patients is high, most of them are associated with disease-related outcomes primarily (CDAI) and (HAQ-DI). This makes these tools useful to assess the risk of falls in RA.