Shoulder pain and functional disability in type 1 diabetic patients: A cross-sectional survey

  • Muhammad Nazim Farooq Margalla Institute of Health Sciences Rawalpindi
  • Aqsa Mehmood Islamabad College of Physiotherapy, Margalla Institute of Health Sciences Rawalpindi, Pakistan
  • Fatima Amjad Riphah College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Jaweria Syed Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Keywords: Diabetes mellitus, Type-1, Prevalence, Risk factors, Shoulder pain

Abstract

Objective: To assess the prevalence of shoulder pain and functional disability (SPFD) in Type-1 diabetic patients, and to explore its association with duration of the disease, age and gender.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was carried out on previously diagnosed patients with Type-1 diabetes mellitus between April 2019 and March 2020. Data was collected from six hospitals including three tertiary care hospitals of Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Three hundred and twenty-eight patients were recruited through convenience sampling. Shoulder Pain and Disability Index was used to determine SPFD among participants. Point-biserial and Pearson correlation coefficients were calculated to find out the correlation between the variables. Independent t-test was used to determine the difference in the mean scores between the variables.

Results: The prevalence of SPFD was found 85.7%. A significant correlation was found of the SPFD with age (r = 0.332, p < 0.001), duration of the diabetes mellitus (r = 0.154, p = 0.005) and gender (rpb = 0.171, p = 0.002). A significant difference was found in SPFD mean scores between female and male patients (female patients = 43.42±22.80, male patients = 35.31±22.91, p = 0.002).

Conclusion: SPFD seems prevalent among Type-1 diabetic patients. Increasing age, long history of diabetes mellitus and female gender appear the associated risk factors for the shoulder pain and disability.

doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.37.4.3401

How to cite this:
Farooq MN, Mehmood A, Amjad F, Syed J. Shoulder pain and functional disability in type 1 diabetic patients: A cross-sectional survey. Pak J Med Sci. 2021;37(4):1211-1214. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.37.4.3401

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Published
2021-05-07
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Farooq, M. N., Mehmood, A., Amjad, F., & Syed, J. (2021). Shoulder pain and functional disability in type 1 diabetic patients: A cross-sectional survey. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 37(4). https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.37.4.3401
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