Impact of frozen shoulder on quality of life of patients attended at crp : a cross sectional study

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to determining impact of frozen shoulder on quality of life of patients attended at CRP. Objectives: To explore the impact of frozen shoulder on quality of life of patients attended at CRP, to find out the sociodemographic (age, gender, occupation, marital status and educational level) information, to find out the status of physical function affecting by frozen shoulder, to find out the association between pain and frozen shoulder patients. Methodology: A Quantitative study was conducted with close ended questionnaire to collect data from 100 participant age ranging from 30-59 years. Data were numerically coded and captured in Microsoft Excel using an SPSS 16.0 version. Results: A total number of 100 participants were recruited in the study. In ratio, the male participants were about 54% (n=54) and female were about 46% (n=46). Both physical and mental health status were poor and physical health status was showed more affected as compared to mental health status. Pain was severe among the participants and that‟s why most of the patient‟s general health was fair and assistance was required for their daily activity. Mental health was some time interfering due to their pain and social function was moderately interfering among the participants. There was no correlation between age and physical functioning (p=0.30) which indicated that frozen shoulder might be main contributor for limiting physical functioning. There have strong association of both overhead activity and hand behind neck activity (p=0.002) and also hand limitations to ages (p=0.025) among the patients with frozen shoulder. Most of patients 47% (n=48) were feeling difficulty to continue their social functioning along with carrying shopping bag (p=0.003). Conclusion: This study has shown that patients with frozen shoulder have poor quality of life pertaining to the physical health component as well as mental health component but physical function was more limited than mental function. So, treatments should be emphasized in physical function.