Assessment of Physical Functional Status Among Patients with Hip Osteoarthritis

Abstract
Background: Hip osteoarthritis is the most common joint disorder among old age individuals above the age of 60. It is painful and disabling diseases which are characterized by pain, stiffness, loss of joint function, difficulty moving and loss of muscle strength. Increasing the negative effects on hip joint leads to deterioration of the physical function and quality of life in individuals.
Aim: The aim of the study was to assess physical functional status among patients with hip osteoarthritis. Research ques-tion: What is the physical functional status of patients with hip osteoarthritis?
Material and Methods: Descriptive study design was utilized to achieve the aim of the study. Adult male and female conscious patients diagnosed with hip osteoarthritis, not on rehabilitation program were recruited for this study. The study was carried out in the orthopedic outpatient clinic, rheumatoid and the orthopedic inpatients ward at Fayoum university hospitals in Fayoum governorate. Structured interview ques-tionnaire and WOMAC index including pain, stiffness and physical function were used for data collection.
Results: There was the statistically significant correlation between total pain score, stiffness score and total physical function score with (r=0.416 and 0.364) respectively. It can be concluded that results of the current study showed that high scores of difficulties in different day to day physical function activities that affect on the patient life and work performance.
Recommendation: The current study realizing that nurses need to increase their awareness and through teaching measures related to risk factors, exercises, diet and treatment that required to enhance patients physical function and should be a part of provided care of patients with hip osteoarthritis for prevention the effects of osteoarthritis on physical function that required and should be a part of the provided care for patients with hip osteoarthritis.