Prevalence of Varicose Veins and Quality of Life among Security Guards: Varicose Veins and Quality of Life in Security Guards

Shafaq Altaf; Hira Qaisar; Wajida Perveen; Rimsha Asif; Muhammad Bilal Abid; Muhammad  Hussain; Asim Raza

doi:10.54393/pbmj.v7i6.1113

Authors

Shafaq Altaf Department of Physical Therapy, School of Allied Health Sciences, Combined Military Hospital, Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry, Lahore, Pakistan
Hira Qaisar Department of Physical Therapy, School of Allied Health Sciences, Combined Military Hospital, Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry, Lahore, Pakistan
Wajida Perveen Department of Physical Therapy, School of Allied Health Sciences, Combined Military Hospital, Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry, Lahore, Pakistan
Rimsha Asif Department of Physical Therapy, School of Allied Health Sciences, Combined Military Hospital, Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry, Lahore, Pakistan
Muhammad Bilal Abid Department of Physical Therapy, School of Allied Health Sciences, Combined Military Hospital, Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry, Lahore, Pakistan
Muhammad Hussain Department of Physical Therapy, School of Allied Health Sciences, Combined Military Hospital, Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry, Lahore, Pakistan
Asim Raza Department of Physical Therapy, School of Allied Health Sciences, Combined Military Hospital, Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry, Lahore, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54393/pbmj.v7i6.1113

Keywords:

Varicose Veins, Quality of Life, Perthe’s Test, Brodie-Trendelenburg Test, Aberdeen’s Varicose Veins Questionnaire

Abstract

Varicose vein is a condition of lower limbs which is caused by distension and swelling of veins leading towards back flow and accumulation of blood in limbs. Objective: To find out the prevalence of varicose veins and quality of life among the security guards of Lahore. Methods: Data were collected from the 210 security guards of public areas of Lahore, using convenient sampling. Both male and female security guards 35-70 years with at least 6 duty hours and having more than 1 year of experience were included while; security guards with chronic diseases, history of trauma and amputated lower limbs were excluded. Perthe’s test and Brodie-Trendelenburg Test were applied to rule out the VV and Aberdeen’s Varicose Veins Questionnaire (AVVQ) was used to evaluate the quality of life. SPSS 26.0 was used to compute the results. Results: Mean age of the security guards was 44.661 ± 7.315 years. Females were 8(3.8%) and males were 202 (96.2%). Majority 204 (97.1%)) of participants had 7 to 10 duty hours. Brodie-Trendelenburg test shows positive response in 18(8.6%) participants for their right leg and 16 (7.6%) for left leg. While, Perthes test was positive in 16 (7.6%) participants for left leg, whereas 17 (8.1%) for right leg. Prevalence of varicose veins in security guards was found 8%. Majority of participants 199 (94.8%) presented good quality of life while, 11 (5.2%) reflected moderate quality of life. Conclusions: The prevalence of varicose veins among security guards of Lahore was low. The quality of life was good in the majority of the security guards.

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