Publications by authors named "Richard D Wigley"
Objective: To assess the nature and extent of rheumatic complaints in a semirural area in a multiracial (Malay, Indian, Chinese) community in Malaysia using the Community Oriented Program for the Control of Rheumatic Diseases (COPCORD) protocol initiated by ILAR and the WHO.
Methods: All members of a community of 2700 persons over the age of 15 years were offered a questionnaire based interview in Phase 1 of the study. Those with rheumatic complaints (pain in the last 1 week) were invited for a physical examination by a rheumatologist in Phase 2.
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to assess the prevalence of knee pain (KP) and lumbar pain (LP) in a southern urban population of Chenghai City, comparing it to previous findings in rural southern and northern China, with a sample size of 2040 adults.
- - Results showed that 18.1% of participants reported rheumatic symptoms, with 7.5% experiencing KP (55% had osteoarthritic changes) and 11.5% with LP (69% showed degenerative changes).
- - Findings indicated that the prevalence of knee and lumbar pain in the southern urban population was lower than that in northern rural areas, and pain rates varied based on housing type, with those living in multi-level apartments reporting higher
Background: The lack of universally agreed criteria has hampered population studies of the prevalence and causation of soft-tissue disorders of the upper limb.
Objectives: To establish core variables for classification of the commonest disorders seen in population samples.
Methods: Consecutive new cases seen in clinical practice in five different centres were evaluated with respect to 30 variables shown to have discriminatory value in univariate analysis.