Effect Of Stress on Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Rheumatoid Arthritis: Stress on Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Rheumatoid Arthritis

Sumia  Ahmed Ali; Hira  Riaz; Asadullah  Arslan; Ashfaq  Ahmad; Maryam  Iqbal

doi:10.54393/pbmj.v5i5.452

Authors

Sumia Ahmed Ali UIPT, The University of Lahore
Hira Riaz UIPT, The University of Lahore
Asadullah Arslan UIPT, The University of Lahore
Ashfaq Ahmad UIPT, The University of Lahore
Maryam Iqbal UIPT, The University of Lahore

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54393/pbmj.v5i5.452

Keywords:

Quality of life, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Stress

Abstract

Stress symptoms affect one’s body, thoughts and feelings. Stress may decrease an individual’s self-esteem, increasing anxiety and sadness, and adversely affecting the general quality of life (QoL) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. Objective: To determine the effect of stress on quality of life in patients with chronic rheumatoid arthritis. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 196 participants at The University of Lahore Teaching Hospital. Stress in RA patients was measured using a perceived stress score (PSS). PSS scores were calculated by inverting replies to the four positively stated items (items 4, 5, 7, and 8) and then accumulating all scale items (e.g., 0 = 4, 1 = 3, 2 = 2, 3 = 1 & 4 = 0). The SF-36 questionnaire was used to measure QoL. The lower the score, the greater the degree of impairment; for example, a score of zero equals maximum disability and a score of 100 equals no disability. A non-probability convenient sampling strategy was used to compute sample size. Results: The results showed that the average value of age was 44.14± 6.842 years with a lowest value of 32.00 and a highest value of 58.00 years. Male had a frequency of 13 (6.6%) and patients with a frequency of 183 (93.4%). According to the results, the average value of physical health component scoring was 37.12± 9.96 and the average value of mental health component scoring was 44.00± 5.738. The results showed that the average value of perceived stress score was 25.32± 7.47. The significant value of 0.000 was smaller than the p-value in the study, indicating that there is a link between stress and quality of life. Conclusion: These findings led to the conclusion that stress had an impact on RA Patient's quality of life.

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