Study of distribution of patients with rheumatoid arthritis on the basis of Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score in a tertiary care hospital : A prospective observational cross sectional study

DR SHAHBAZ KHAN; DR VINOD KUMAR; DR ANNIL MAHAJAN

Volume : IX, Issue : IV, April - 2019

Study of distribution of patients with rheumatoid arthritis on the basis of Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score in a tertiary care hospital : A prospective observational cross sectional study

Dr Shahbaz Khan, Dr Vinod Kumar, Dr Annil Mahajan

Abstract :

Background :Rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic disease characterised by inflammation the principal hallmark of which is symmetric polyarthritis with main involvement of the small joints in hands and feet.In this prospective study a total of 110 patients were taken and VAS score in all patients was calculated according to the questionnaire and patients were distributed in various grades of severity accordingly. Materials and methods: In this prospective study conducted over one year a total of 110 patients who were diagnosed cases of rheumatoid arthritis were observed and standard questionnaires were used to find out the VAS score . Inclusion of patients was done of those patients who fulfilled ACR/EULAR criteria for diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis. Results: In this prospective study of 110 patients it was found that using VAS score most of the patients described their pain as severe and very severe comprising 50% (n=55) and 37.3% (n=41) respectively