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A Study to Assess the Knowledge And Level Of Arthritis Pain Among Geriatrics, In Selected Settings At Panruti
Vol.3(1); Pages:1-5. Published on January 2026
Abstract
Arthritis is a disease that is inflammatory in nature and affects one or more joints causing pain and stiffness, which usually increases with the age. Arthritis can take almost 100 different forms which have different causes and clinical presentation. Besides the joints, arthritis may attack the surrounding tissues and supporting tissues. Arthritis is a major social health issue in India because over 180 million individuals there have the disease. The current research was carried out to determine the level and knowledge of geriatric people regarding the arthritis-related pain in specific places in Panruti. The targeted questions were to examine the knowledge level about arthritis, measure the severity of the arthritis pain and to establish the relationship between the knowledge and pain measure with the chosen demographic variables. The institutional authority had to be officially informed before the study. The collection of data was done in two weeks. A purposive sampling method was used in selecting a total of 50 geriatric participants. The study objectives and their benefits were also clear and oral consent was taken prior to data collection. The respondents were also evaluated concerning their arthritis level of knowledge and level of pain. The results were that out of the 50 geriatric respondents, 6 (12%) had sufficient knowledge, 31 (62) had moderately sufficient knowledge and 13 (26) had insufficient knowledge about arthritis. Regarding the intensity of pain, 25 (50%) said that they had mild pain, 24 (46%) had moderate pain, and 1 (2) said that they had severe pain. The average knowledge level was 16.2 with standard variance of 3.29 which shows that there was an overall moderate level of knowledge. The average score of pain was 40.18 and the standard deviation was 2.19. The study results allow concluding that the majority of geriatric respondents had a moderately sufficient level of knowledge about arthritis, and most of them experienced mild pain that was caused by arthritis.
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