Effect of intraarticular Hyaluronic acid in pain and anxiety or depressive status among geriatric people

Worsen depression after viscosupplementation treatment for geriatric people with knee osteoarthritis?

Article specifications

This clinical trial was published in 2019 in Journal of Int J Clin Health Psychol. (IF2017:3.900) by Taiwan orthopedics. A total of 102 geriatric patients with knee OA undergoing IAHA were prospectively enrolled in this study. Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Western Ontario and McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) and the International Knee Documentation Committee Subjective Knee Evaluation Form (IKDC), and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for pain were recorded.

 

Results

Although IAHA for the treatment of OA provided short-term efficiency, it had no effects on anxiety and increased depression of geriatric people. Health education should be provided with caution before viscosupplementation treatment to manage expectations of the efficacy of treatment for geriatric OA patients.