SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC-IMPACTS OF 4 MUSCULOSKELETAL CONDITIONS - A STUDY USING NATIONAL COMMUNITY-BASED DATA
SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC-IMPACTS OF 4 MUSCULOSKELETAL CONDITIONS - A STUDY USING NATIONAL COMMUNITY-BASED DATA
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DOI：
10.1002/art.1780260712
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发表时间：
1983-01-01
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通讯作者：
EPSTEIN, WV
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作者：
KRAMER, JS;YELIN, EH;EPSTEIN, WV
Data from a national, community-based survey are used to compare the social impact of and medical care use due to 4 musculoskeletal conditions: rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, lower back pain and tendinitis. Impacts experienced by persons with these conditions are compared with those experienced by a sample of persons having a broader range of musculoskeletal conditions, and by an age-adjusted sample representing the entire USA population. Rheumatoid arthritis leads to the most frequent use of physician services; lower back pain results in the most hospitalizations and surgery. Rheumatoid arthritis also causes the most restriction in activity. As a broad group, persons with musculoskeletal disease experience about the same amount of restriction in activity and use about the same amount of medical care as USA citizens as a whole. Health planning on the basis of specific musculoskeletal conditions is necessary to serve the disparate needs of persons with particular, discrete conditions.
