Relationships between Hand Diseases and Seven Lifestyle Dimensions
Thepparat Kanchanathepsak MD1, Tulyapruek Tawonsawatruk MD, PhD1, Sorasak Suppaphol MD1, Ittirat Watcharananan MD1, Panithan Tuntiyatorn MD1,2
Affiliation : 1 Department of Orthopedics, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand 2 Chakri Naruebodindra Medical Institute, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
Objective : To analyze the relationships between seven lifestyle dimensions (eating, living, sleeping & rest, sexual activity,
communication, working, and learning) and three common hand diseases (carpal tunnel syndrome [CTS], trigger finger, and
de Quervain’s disease). These relationships were analyzed from two perspectives: whether each lifestyle dimension affects
any of the diseases and whether each disease affects any off the lifestyle dimensions.
Materials and Methods : A cross-sectional study was conducted with 80 patients who had been diagnosed with CTS, trigger
finger, or de Quervain’s disease during 2015 and 2016. The 7 lifestyle dimensions [7LSD] questionnaire and the Thai version
of the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand [DASH] questionnaire were used to evaluate the patients. The association
between each of the diseases and the 7 lifestyle dimensions as well as the correlation between the 7LSD questionnaire and
DASH score were analyzed.
Results : The living dimension affected CTS and de Quervain’s disease and the working dimension affected trigger finger
(p<0.05). On the other hand, all three diseases affected the living dimension and CTS affected the sleeping & rest dimension
(p<0.05). The correlation between the 7LSD questionnaire and DASH score regarding the extent to which each disease
affected the lifestyle dimension was moderate correlated (p<0.05).
Conclusion : There is a relationship between hand diseases and three of the 7 lifestyle dimensions: the living, working, and
sleeping and rest dimensions.
Keywords : Lifestyle, Carpal tunnel syndrome, Trigger finger, de Quervain’s disease, Hand diseases, 7-lifestyle dimensions
