HUBUNGAN USIA DENGAN KEJADIAN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS PADA WANITA

Ayu, Zahrah Salsabila (2021) HUBUNGAN USIA DENGAN KEJADIAN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS PADA WANITA. Other thesis, Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Nasional.

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Abstract

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a progressive autoimmune disease with chronic inflammation that attacks the musculoskeletal system that can involve organs and body systems as a whole, characterized by swelling, joint pain and destruction of synovial tissue accompanied by movement disorders followed by premature death. Several studies that have been done, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) occurs in the elderly but does not rule out the possibility of occurring in adolescence to adulthood due to the factors that cause Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) such as gender, genetics, physical mobility, diet, obesity and the environment. This study aims to determine the relationship between age and the incidence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in women. This research is an observational analytic study with a cross sectional approach and uses a qualitative method by examining Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) with Rheumatoid Factor (RF) latex reagents. The population in this study were women aged 26-65 years. The sample in this study amounted to 39 samples taken by purposive sampling technique. Data were analyzed by Chi-Square statistical test through SPSS version 24 program. The results of the research analyzed obtained asymp values. Sig of (0.454). In this study, based on the results of statistical tests obtained p value (0.454) > α (0.05) which can be concluded that there is no relationship between age and the incidence of rheumatoid arthritis in women.

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