title: [Functional status, self-rated health and level of physical activity of patients with osteoarthritis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the functional status and self-rated health of patients with osteoarthritis (OA) in Primary Care, and checking their relationship with the level of physical activity and sociodemographic characteristics.
  
  
  METHODS
  Study of prevalence and cross association.
  
  
  METHODS
  Primary Care Clinics.
  
  
  METHODS
  Adult patients with a diagnosis of OA in any joint in their clinical records. Out of a total of 487 selected, 346 (71.0%) took part in the study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Functional capacity (WOMAC scale), self-rated quality of life (EuroQol- 5D questionnaire), physical activity (IPAQ questionnaire), number of affected joints, pain level, and sociodemographic characteristics.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A mean score of 30.2 (SD: 20.8; CI 95% CI: 28.0 to 32.4) was obtained on the WOMAC scale, with pain, stiffness, and functional capacity scores of 6.5 (SD: 4.8), 1.9 (SD: 2.0), and 21.7 (SD: 15.7), respectively. The score showed a linear trend (P<.001) compared to the level of physical activity, being 41.1 (SD: 19.9) in inactive subjects, 24.3 (SD: 18.7) in subjects with moderate activity, and 22.3 (SD: 19.8) in subjects with intense activity. In the multiple linear regression, the score on the WOMAC scale, as well as that obtained in self-rated health status, maintained their association with physical activity level after adjusting for sociodemographic variables and the number of affected joints.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In patients with OA, pain and functional capacity are the most affected dimensions. Functional status and self-rated health status are higher in active patients, regardless of the number of joints affected and their demographic characteristics.
authors.affiliation: Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Servicio de Salud de Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, España. Electronic address: carmenllanosvj@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Carmen Llanos
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Val Jiménez
authors.affiliation: Centro de Salud Zona VIII de Albacete, Servicio de Salud de Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, España.
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: López-Torres Hidalgo
authors.affiliation: Unidad Docente de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria de Albacete, Servicio de Salud de Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, España.
authors.forename: Eva María
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: García Atienza
authors.affiliation: Unidad Docente de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria de Albacete, Servicio de Salud de Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, España.
authors.forename: María Soledad
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Navarro Ruiz
authors.affiliation: Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Servicio de Salud de Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, España.
authors.forename: Inmaculada
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hernández Cerón
authors.affiliation: Unidad Docente de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria de Albacete, Servicio de Salud de Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, España.
authors.forename: Lorena
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Moreno de la Rosa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D059026:Diagnostic Self Evaluation; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015995:Prevalence; D011320:Primary Health Care
keywords: Actividad física; Artrosis; Atención primaria; Osteoarthritis; Physical activity; Primary care; WOMAC