Health-related quality of life in patients with knee osteoarthritis attending two primary care clinics in Malaysia: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Zakaria, Zainal F., Bakar, Azman A., Hasmoni, Mohamed Hadzri, Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi, Kadir, Salmiah A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: WONCA Global Family Doctor 2009
• Subjects: RC Internal medicine
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/6051/2/Health-related_quality_of_life_in_patients_with_knee_osteoarthritis.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/6051/; http://www.apfmj.com/content/8/1/10/abstract

BACKGROUND: Measurement of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among patients with osteoarthritis (OA) helps the health care provider to understand the impact of the disease in the patients' own perspective and make health services more patient-centered. The main aim of this study was to mea...