Table 4 Participants’ knowledge about gout, its related diseases, and osteoarthritis
Frequency of correct answer | ||
|---|---|---|
n | % | |
Crystal-induced arthritis | ||
Do you know what is meant by crystal induced arthritis? | 758 | 25.3 |
Pseudo gout is a disease similar to gout but is due to other forms of crystals than urate crystals | 757 | 25.2 |
What is gout? | ||
A disease of kings that affect only people with low activity and high protein diets | 1337 | 44.6 |
A disease which affects the feet of patients when the uric acid is high | 1525 | 50.8 |
An infectious disease | 1821 | 60.7 |
An inherited disease | 1375 | 45.8 |
Predisposition for gout | ||
Males are affected much more than females | 832 | 27.7 |
Uric acid is the cause of gout | 659 | 22.0 |
Management of gout | ||
Gout can be classified as completely curable disease; patient may be cured on appropriate treatment | 1258 | 41.9 |
What is the treatment of gout? | ||
Medical drugs specific for gout | 1893 | 63.1 |
Steroids | 812 | 27.1 |
NSAIDs | 1154 | 38.5 |
Surgery | 1638 | 54.6 |
Physiotherapy | 1240 | 41.3 |
There is no treatment of gout | 1871 | 62.4 |
Osteoarthritis (OA) is categorized as follows: | ||
An aging process, not a disease | 1258 | 41.9 |
An infectious disease | 2027 | 67.6 |
A genetic disease | 1432 | 47.7 |
An inflammatory disease | 1027 | 34.2 |
An autoimmune disease | 1428 | 47.6 |
A complication of obesity | 1669 | 55.6 |
Epidemiology | ||
What is the age of onset of OA is? | 952 | 31.7 |
Which gender has a higher risk of OA? | 897 | 29.9 |
What are the joints affected by OA? | ||
Knees | 2263 | 75.4 |
Elbows | 1266 | 42.2 |
Hips | 1167 | 38.9 |
Shoulders | 1156 | 38.5 |
Hands | 936 | 31.2 |
Wrists | 1165 | 38.8 |
Ankles | 1076 | 35.9 |
Spine | 1443 | 48.1 |
OA can be managed by? | ||
Surgery only (arthroplasty). All other modalities are just palliative | 985 | 32.8 |
Medication and/or physiotherapy | 2017 | 67.2 |
Reduction of weight | 1582 | 52.7 |
It is nontreatable at all as it is a normal aging process | 548 | 18.3 |