The Impact of Osteoarthritis in the United States: A Population-Health Perspective
The Impact of Osteoarthritis in the United States: A Population-Health Perspective
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DOI：
10.1097/01.naj.0000412646.80054.21
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发表时间：
2012-03-01
影响因子：
2.7
通讯作者：
Helmick, Charles G.
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作者：
Murphy, Louise;Helmick, Charles G.
关节炎，其中骨关节炎（OA）是最常见的类型，是美国成年人残疾的最常见原因。作者回顾了流行病学文献，以确定描述基于人群的OA负担的研究，即社区中所有成年人的负担。他们发现，2005年有2700万成年人（超过美国成年人口的10%）患有临床OA，2009年OA是住院的第四大常见原因。OA是关节置换手术的主要适应症; 2009年进行了905，000例膝关节和髋关节置换术，耗资423亿美元。肥胖是膝关节和髋关节OA的一个重要危险因素。护士可以通过提高患者和同行对OA负担的认识以及可以减少OA负担的策略（如体力活动）来改善OA患者的生活质量。
Arthritis, of which osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common type, is the most frequent cause of disability among adults in the United States. The authors reviewed the epidemiologic literature to identify studies that describe the population-based burden of OA-that is, the burden in all adults in the community. They found that 27 million adults-more than 10% of the U.S. adult population-had clinical OA in 2005, and in 2009 OA was the fourth most common cause of hospitalization. OA is the leading indication for joint replacement surgery; 905,000 knee and hip replacements were performed in 2009 at a cost of $42.3 billion. Obesity is a strong risk factor for OA of the knee and hip. Nurses can improve the quality of life of people with OA by raising awareness among their patients and peers of the substantial OA burden and the strategies, such as physical activity, that can reduce it.