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KMID : 0379720190330020228
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Journal of Korean Community Health Nursing Academic Society
2019 Volume.33 No. 2 p.228 ~ p.241
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Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension, Diabetes, and Dyslipidemia Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthriti
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Yun Hye-Won
Boo Sun-Joo
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia among women with rheumatoid arthritis.
Methods: This cross-sectional study of 288 women with rheumatoid arthritis was conducted in a university-affiliated hospital. Data were collected by reviewing the women’s medical charts and self-report questionnaires.
Results: The prevalence of hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidemia was 27.8%, 5.9% and 48.3%, respectively. Despite the high prevalence of dyslipidemia, the subjects’awareness of it and its treatment rates were the lowest, which resulted in a low control rate. Of the 288 subjects, 158 (55%) had at least one of the three conditions. The prevalence of the combination of cardiovascular risk factors increased with age, and 32.7% of those aged 60 or older had two or three of the cardiovascular risk factors. Combinations of cardiovascular risk factors were significantly related with severe pain and fatigue.
Conclusion: Cardiovascular risk factors were highly prevalent among the women with rheumatoid arthritis, but the rates of awareness, treatment, and control were suboptimal. There is a pressing need to facilitate the prevention, early detection and appropriate management of hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidem
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KEYWORD
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Diabetes Mellitus, Dyslipidemias, Hypertension, Prevalence, Rheumatoid Arthritis
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