Background : Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the musculoskeletal disorders that occur frequently and is the main cause of disability. Osteoarthrtis patients have both physical and psychological burden. Illness perception is a representation that patients made according to their conditions and determine the quality of life in patients with chronic illness. Patients with better illness perception have better control of their illness and quality of life.
Methods : The method of this study was analytic correlation with cross-sectional approach. The sample was 42 osteoarthritis patients in physioteraphy department of Atma Jaya Hospital. B-IPQ and WHOQOL-BREF were used to assess the illness perception and quality of life. Correlation between illness perception and quality of life was analyzed with Spearman’s correlation test.
Result : There is a negative correlation between consequences and psychology domain (p<0,05 , r=-0,491), negative correlation between timeline and and psychology domain. (p<0,05 , r=-0,462), timeline and environment domain (p<0,05 , r=-0,382). There are significant difference in identity and emotional representation in patients who are employed and unemployed. Significant difference are also found in consequences, timeline, treatment control, and concern in patients who are married and not married.
Conclusion : There are correlations between consequences, timeline, and comprehensibility with quality of life. Employment, marriage status, time spent with osteoarthritis, and number of joints affected affects patients’ illness perception There are no significant relationship between other sociodemographic and clinical characteristics with illness perception. |