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The efficiency of inspiratory muscle training in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Rheumatol Int 2018; 38:1713-1720. [DOI: 10.1007/s00296-018-4093-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2018] [Accepted: 06/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Kesikburun B, Ekşioğlu E, Çakcı A. Metabolic Syndrome in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis. ANKARA MEDICAL JOURNAL 2018. [DOI: 10.17098/amj.435258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Reliability and Validity of Turkish Version of Short Form of the Social Role Participation Questionnaire in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis. Arch Rheumatol 2018; 33:408-417. [PMID: 30816359 DOI: 10.5606/archrheumatol.2018.6756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2017] [Accepted: 01/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Objectives This study aims to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Short Form of the Social Role Participation Questionnaire (s-SRPQ) in Turkish patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Patients and methods The Turkish version of s-SRPQ questionnaire was obtained after a translation and back translation process. The study sample included 100 ankylosing spondylitis patients (59 males, 41 females; mean age 42.0±11.0 years; range 19 to 69 years). To assess the test-retest reliability of the Turkish s-SRPQ, the questionnaire was reapplied 15 days after the first interview (interclass correlation coefficient [ICC]). Cronbach's alpha (a) was used to evaluate the internal consistency. The s-SRPQ was compared with Short Form-36 (SF-36) survey, Ankylosing Spondylitis Quality of Life questionnaire (ASQoL), Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI), Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI), and Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) for convergent validiy. Results For s-SRPQ/experienced physical difficulties; the individual item ICC ranged from 0.78 to 1.00 and Cronbach's alpha value ranged from 0.88 to 1.00. For s-SRPQ/satisfaction with role performance; the individual item ICC ranged from 0.93 to 0.98 and Cronbach's alpha value ranged from 0.96 to 0.99. The Turkish version of s-SRPQ/experienced physical difficulties scores correlated with the SWLS and SF-36 sub-parameters negatively; and Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index, and BASFI, and ASQoL positively. The SRPQ/satisfaction with role performance scores correlated with the SWLS and SF-36 sub-parameters positively; and BASDAI, and BASFI, and ASQoL negatively. Conclusion Turkish version of s-SRPQ has good comprehensibility, internal consistency, and validity and is an adequate and useful instrument for the assessment of participation in Turkish patients with ankylosing spondylitis.
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Turkish Version of Evaluation of Ankylosing Spondylitis Quality of Life Questionnaire in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Validation and Reliability Study. Arch Rheumatol 2018; 33:443-454. [PMID: 30874240 DOI: 10.5606/archrheumatol.2018.6614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2017] [Accepted: 01/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Objectives This study aims to translate the Evaluation of Ankylosing Spondylitis Quality of Life (EASi-QoL) into the Turkish language and test its validity and reliability. Patients and methods A total of 100 AS patients (74 males; 26 females; mean age 38.2±9.9 years; range 21 to 63 years) were included. The mean disease duration was 115.9±91.6 months. EASi-QoL was translated from English into Turkish, and synthesis, back translation, revision, and pretest stages were performed. All patients were asked to complete the Turkish version of EASi-QoL. The internal consistency of EASi-QoL was determined with Cronbach's alpha coefficient, and test-retest reliability was assessed by calculating the intra-class correlation coefficient. Confirmatory and explanatory factor analyses were performed to assess structural validity. Construct validity was also investigated by comparing the results of EASi-QoL with the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI), Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI), Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Metrology Index (BASMI), Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score, Maastricht Ankylosing Spondylitis Enthesitis Score (MASES), and AS-specific QoL scale. Results Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.910 in the physical function category, 0.893 in the disease activity category, 0.935 in the emotional well- being category, and 0.930 in the social contribution category (α>0.7). Factor loadings of all items in EASi-QoL were higher than 0.7, indicating the high reliability of the questionnaire. There was also a strong positive correlation between all subcategories of EASi-QoL (physical function, disease activity, emotional well-being and social participation) and AS-specific QoL scale, BASDAI, Bath BASFI, patient's global assessment and pain severity. MASES and BASMI showed a moderate correlation with emotional well-being and social participation categories of EASi-QoL. Conclusion Turkish version of EASi-QoL is a reliable and valid scale that can be used in clinical practice to evaluate QoL in detail in patients with AS.
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A New Comorbidity in Female Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis: Pelvic Organ Prolapse. J Clin Rheumatol 2018; 25:36-40. [PMID: 29620591 DOI: 10.1097/rhu.0000000000000767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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AIM The aim of this study was to investigate whether increased intra-abdominal pressure caused by pelvic inflammation and frequent use of the Valsalva maneuver increases the incidence of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) among female patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). METHODS Thirty-nine patients diagnosed as having AS through the use of the modified New York criteria, 47 patients with chronic low-back pain (CLBP), and 38 healthy controls (HCs) were included in this study. All the patients and the HCs underwent thorough physical and gynecological examinations. Pelvic organ prolapse was graded blindly by a gynecologist. Presence or absence of cystocele (CS), rectocele (RC), and uterine prolapse (UP) was noted. RESULTS The incidences of CS, RC, and UD were significantly higher among the AS patients compared with the HCs (p = 0.001, 0.026, and 0002, respectively). The incidences of CS (p = 0.042) and UD (p = 0.017) were significantly higher among the AS patients compared with the CLBP patients. CONCLUSIONS The incidence of POP is higher among patients with AS compared with normal population. These patients should be questioned about the symptoms of POP and recommended, if necessary, regular gynecological examinations, as well as specific exercises including those targeting AS.
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Bozkurt S, Aktekin L, Alkan BM, Ural FG, Sezer N, Akkuş S. Effect of Illness Perception on the Quality of Life in Ankylosing Spondylitis. ANKARA MEDICAL JOURNAL 2018. [DOI: 10.17098/amj.409013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Taşpınar Ö, Gültepe İ, Keskin Y, Aydın T, Kepekçi M, Mutluer AS, Hocaoglu İT. Evaluation in terms of dietary habits of rheumatic process: A clinical study. J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil 2018; 31:23-27. [PMID: 28655124 DOI: 10.3233/bmr-150476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study compared the dietary habits of patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS The nutritional status of 56 patients, seen at the Rheumatology Outpatient Clinic and diagnosed with RA based on the ACR-2010 criteria, was compared with that of 28 patients diagnosed with AS using the modified New York criteria. Nutritional status was determined using a form that was filled out during face-to-face interviews with all patients. Patient demographics, disease activity, smoking and alcohol use, concomitant diseases, disease duration and nutritional status were determined using a questionnaire. RESULTS RA patients consumed butter on 2 days a week, and AS patients on 1 day per month. Yoghurt was consumed by RA patients daily and by AS patients 3 days a week. CONCLUSIONS Compared to the diet of AS patients, the diet of RA patients was richer in protein and lipids. The impact of diet on these two diseases remains to be determined in large-scale studies.
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Cinarcik State Hospital, Yalova, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmi Alem Vakıf University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmi Alem Vakif University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmi Alem Vakif University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmi Alem Vakif University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Gürer G, Taşçı Bozbaş G, İyiyapıcı Ünübol A, Tuncer T, Bütün B. Which Factors Affect the Functional Situation and Quality of Life in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis? ANKARA MEDICAL JOURNAL 2017. [DOI: 10.17098/amj.364155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Er G, AngIn E. Determining the relationship of kinesiophobia with respiratory functions and functional capacity in ankylosing spondylitis. Medicine (Baltimore) 2017; 96:e7486. [PMID: 28723759 PMCID: PMC5521899 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000007486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a common inflammatory rheumatic disease that affects the axial skeleton, causes inflammatory lower back pain, and structural and functional disorders, which affect quality of life negatively.The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of kinesiophobia in AS on pulmonary function tests (PFTs) and functional performance.Thirty-one individuals with AS (n = 19 male, n = 12 female) who were suitable on the basis of the Modified New York (MNY) criteria were included in the study. The participants were given the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI), the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI), the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Metrology Index (BASMI), in addition to the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TKS), PFTs, respiratory muscle strength, pain evaluation, and 6-minute walking test (6MWT).The mean values were found as the following: TKS, 41.65 ± 7.59; pain visual analog scale (VAS) score, 6.23 ± 2.86; forced vital capacity (%) (FVC), 75.35% ± 17.92%; forced expiratory volume in first second (%) (FEV1), 73.45% ± 17.20%; FEV1/FVC (%), 75.58% ± 15.99%; peak expiratory flow (%) (PEF), 54,90% ± 20.21%; forced expiratory flow at 25% to 75% (FEF25-75), 77.71% ± 27.05%; maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP), 62.06 ± 31.68; maximal expiratory pressure (MEP), 95.94 ± 36.60; 6MWT, 445.88 ± 99.48. The scores obtained in TKS were found related to the values of FVC (%), FEV1 (%), chest expansion, BASFI, modified Schober test, lumbar lateral flexion, cervical rotation, and total BASMI score (r = -0.43, -0.36, -0.41, 0.42, -0.49, -0.56, -0.52, 0.56, respectively; P < .05).Kinesiophobia is a condition that may arise in individuals with AS, which has negative effects. Physiotherapists have a responsibility to eliminate kinesiophobia beliefs and prefer therapy method in line with this responsibility.
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Sleep Quality Is Related to Disease Activity in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Polysomnographic Study. J Clin Rheumatol 2017; 22:248-52. [PMID: 27464768 DOI: 10.1097/rhu.0000000000000355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease that is associated with poor sleep quality. OBJECTIVES The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between disease activity and sleep quality in patients with AS and to evaluate the potential effect of anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) treatment on sleep quality and pattern. METHODS Fifty-nine patients with AS were consecutively included in the study. Twenty-eight patients (47.5%) were receiving anti-TNF, and 31 (52.5%) patients were receiving only nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Demographic and treatment characteristics, spinal mobility measurements, disease activity measurements, and sleep questionnaire results of each patient were recorded. Each patient underwent a polysomnography examination for the evaluation of sleep patterns. RESULTS When compared with the patients on NSAID treatment, patients receiving anti-TNF treatment had significantly greater total sleep time and sleep efficiency (P = 0.003 and P < 0.001, respectively). They had a significantly lower (better) Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, sleep onset latency, number of awakenings, and arousal index (P < 0.001, for all). Moreover, they had a significantly shorter superficial sleep period (stage 1) and a significantly longer rapid eye movement sleep period (P < 0.001 and P = 0.02, respectively). Higher indexes of disease activity (Bath AS Disease Activity Index, Bath AS Functional Index, and visual analog scale) were reflecting poorer sleep quality. CONCLUSIONS Sleep quality and pattern was markedly better in patients with AS on anti-TNF compared with the patients on NSAID treatments. Increased disease activity can impair the quality of sleep in AS. Improved sleep quality and pattern in patients on anti-TNF treatment may be related to improved disease activity.
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Yildirim T, Solmaz D, Emul M, Akgol G, Yalvac D, Ersoy Y. Affective temperament profile in ankylosing spondylitis patients using TEMPS-A. J Phys Ther Sci 2017; 29:394-400. [PMID: 28356618 PMCID: PMC5360997 DOI: 10.1589/jpts.29.394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2016] [Accepted: 11/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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[Purpose] This study aimed to compare the most common dominant affective temperaments in Ankylosing Spondylitis patients and investigate the relationship between the dominant affective temperaments and pain levels, disease activity, quality of life, current depression, and anxiety level in Ankylosing Spondylitis patients. [Subjects and Methods] Fifty-one patients diagnosed with axial spondiloartropathy and forty-two age- and gender-matched control subjects were included in this study. Disease duration, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, serum C-reactive protein, pain by the Visual Analog Scale, disease activity by the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index, functional status by the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index; psychological status by the Beck Depression Inventory, Beck Anxiety Inventory and overall health assessment by the Ankylosing Spondylitis Quality of Life Scale were assessed in patients. The Turkish version of the Temperament Evaluation of Memphis, Pisa, Paris and San Diego Auto Questionnaire was used to determine the dominant affective temperament. [Results] There was no statistical difference in the distribution of temperament subtypes between patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis and the controls. Depressive, anxious, and cyclothymic temperament scores were higher in patients with high values on the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index and Visual Analog Scale. There was a correlation between anxious subtypes of affective temperament scores and the value of Ankylosing Spondylitis Quality of Life Scale. Correlation analysis also found depressive, cyclothymic, irritable, and anxious temperament and psychiatric symptoms to be significantly related. [Conclusion] Affective temperament may contribute to symptoms of depression and anxiety in patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis and may increase disease activity and may reduce their quality of life.
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Inonu University, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Izmir Katip Celebi University School of Medicine, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Medical School of Cerrahpasa, Istanbul University, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Fırat University, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Dr Abdurahman Yurtaslan Onkoloji Research and Training Hospital, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Inonu University, Turkey
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OSKAY D, TUNA Z, DÜZGÜN İ, ELBASAN B, YAKUT Y, TUFAN A. Relationship between kinesiophobia and pain, quality of life, functional status, disease activity, mobility, and depression in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Turk J Med Sci 2017; 47:1340-1347. [DOI: 10.3906/sag-1702-93] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Aydın T, Taşpınar Ö, Sarıyıldız MA, Güneşer M, Keskin Y, Canbaz N, Gök M, Camli A, Kiziltan H, Eris AH. Evaluation of the effectiveness of home based or hospital based calisthenic exercises in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil 2016; 29:723-730. [PMID: 26966823 DOI: 10.3233/bmr-160677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of calisthenic exercises on functionality, mobility, disaese activity, quality of life, and psychological status in patients with Ankylosing spondylitis (AS). METHODS Prospective analysis of forty patients diagnosed with AS were randomized into two exercise groups. AS patients having diagnosis based on 1984-modified New York criteria were involved. Patients were given 8 weeks calisthenic exercise program. Outcome measures including the Bath AS Functional Index (BASFI), Bath AS Disease Activity Index (BASDAI), Bath AS Metrology Index (BASMI), AS Quality of Life Questionnaire (ASQoL), Bath AS Patient Global Score (BAS-G) Hospital Anxiety Depression Score (HADS), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and the serum C-reactive protein (CRP) levels were assessed at the baseline and at 8 weeks. RESULTS Thirty-seven participants completed the exercise programme. After the 8-week exercise programme, the home-based exercise group showed significant improvement in ESR levels and hospital-based exercise group showed significant improvements in terms of the BASMI and HADS-A scores. CONCLUSION Calisthenic exercises can be easily performed both at home and in hospital setting. In patients with AS, calisthenic exercises performed at the hospital may improve the mobility, and psychological status (anxiety).
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- Teoman Aydın
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmi Alem Vakıf University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmi Alem Vakıf University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Diyarbakır, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmi Alem Vakıf University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmi Alem Vakıf University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmi Alem Vakıf University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmi Alem Vakıf University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmi Alem Vakıf University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmi Alem Vakıf University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmi Alem Vakıf University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Çınar E, Akkoç Y, Karapolat H, Durusoy R, Keser G. Postural deformities: potential morbidities to cause balance problems in patients with ankylosing spondylitis? Eur J Rheumatol 2016; 3:5-9. [PMID: 27708961 DOI: 10.5152/eurjrheum.2015.15104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2014] [Accepted: 06/15/2015] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to assess the impact of postural deformities caused by ankylosing spondylitis (AS) on balance problems. MATERIAL AND METHODS This study included 29 patients with AS and 21 healthy controls. For assessing exercise capacity and dynamic balance, timed up and go test, five times sit-to-stand test, gait speed, and 6-min walk test were performed. Romberg tests were used to evaluate static balance and proprioception, whereas Dynamic Gait Index (DGI), Functional Gait Assessment (FGA), Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Activity Specific Balance Confidence Scale (ABC), Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI), and functional reach test were used to assess dynamic balance and the risk of falling. Using Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Metrology Index (BASMI) scores, patients with AS were divided into two groups: those with scores 0-4 were assigned to subgroup AS1, and those with scores 5-10 were assigned to subgroup AS2. RESULTS In the whole group of patients with AS, five times sit-to-stand test, tandem Romberg test with eyes closed, and BBS and ABC scores were significantly worse than the healthy controls (p<0.05). In the AS2 subgroup having more severe and advanced disease, five additional parameters, including timed up and go test, 6-min walk test, functional reach test, FGA, and DHI scores were also significantly worse than the healthy controls (p<0.05). Comparing the two subgroups with each other, only BBS scores were significantly worse in the AS2 subgroup than in the AS1 subgroup. CONCLUSION Although in clinical practice, poor balance is not a common problem in AS, possibly because of compensatory mechanisms, patients with AS have poorer static and dynamic balance than healthy subjects. Significantly worse BBS scores in the AS2 subgroup than in the AS1 subgroup may suggest the presence of more dynamic balance problems in advanced disease; however, future studies comprising larger samples are necessary to confirm this assumption.
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- Ece Çınar
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ege University School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ege University School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ege University School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Public Health, Ege University School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Ege University School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey
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Demirci S, Demirci K, Doğru A, İnal EE, Koyuncuoğlu HR, Şahin M. Restless legs syndrome is associated with poor sleep quality and quality of life in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a questionnaire-based study. Acta Neurol Belg 2016; 116:329-36. [PMID: 26563408 DOI: 10.1007/s13760-015-0564-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2015] [Accepted: 10/27/2015] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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We aimed to investigate the frequency of restless legs syndrome (RLS) and the associations between RLS and quality of sleep and life in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). One hundred and eight AS patients and 64 controls were included in this study. Demographics, clinical, and laboratory data were recorded. The presence of RLS was determined with face-to-face interview by an experienced neurologist based on the International RLS Study Group criteria. RLS severity was evaluated using International RLS Study Group rating scale. Sleep quality and insomnia severity were assessed by Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) and insomnia severity index (ISI), respectively. Disease-related quality of life was evaluated by AS quality of life questionnaire (ASQoL). The frequency of RLS was significantly higher in AS patients than in controls (36.4 vs. 14.0 %, p = 0.004). RLS severity score for AS patients was significantly higher than that for controls (p = 0.03). The AS patients had higher scores in the subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep duration, habitual sleep efficiency, sleep disturbances, use of sleep medication domains of PSQI, and also total PSQI and ISI than controls (p < 0.05, for all). ASQoL scores were higher in AS patients with RLS compared to those without RLS (p < 0.001). RLS severity was observed to be independently associated with total PSQI, ISI and ASQoL (p < 0.05, for all). As RLS may adversely affect the sleep and quality of life in AS patients, clinicians should be aware of RLS for early diagnosis and management in AS patients.
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Baraka EA, Hassan WA. Musculoskeletal ultrasonographic evaluation of lower limb enthesopathy in ankylosing spondylitis and Behçet’s disease: Relation to clinical status and disease activity. EGYPTIAN RHEUMATOLOGY AND REHABILITATION 2016. [DOI: 10.4103/1110-161x.189641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Kilic G, Kilic E, Ozgocmen S. Is there any gender-specific difference in the cut-off values of ankylosing spondylitis disease activity score in patients with axial spondyloarthritis? Int J Rheum Dis 2016; 20:1201-1211. [PMID: 27309497 DOI: 10.1111/1756-185x.12885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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AIM To assess the validity of Assessment in Spondyloarthritis International Society (ASAS) endorsed Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS) C-reactive protein (-CRP) and ASDAS erythrocyte sedimentation rate (-ESR) in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and to estimate the cut-off values for male and female patients with axSpA. METHODS Patients with axSpA were assessed for disease activity, functions, mobility and AS Quality of Life (ASQoL) and pain. The discriminant ability of ASDAS versions was assessed using standardized mean differences. Optimal cut-off values of ASDAS versions were calculated. RESULTS Patients with axSpA were included (196 AS, 164 non-radiographic axSpA). ASDAS versions and Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) had good correlations with patient's global (PtG) and physician's global (PhG) assessment in both groups; however, men had relatively higher coefficients. Women had significantly higher pain, ASQoL, ASDAS-ESR, BASDAI item scores, PtG, PhG and ESR. Discriminant abilities of ASDAS-CRP, ASDAS-ESR and BASDAI were similar in men and women regarding low and high disease activity. ASDAS cut-offs are quite similar in both genders and in accordance with predefined values. The cut-offs for ASDAS-ESR were relatively lower than ASDAS-CRP and women tend to have higher cut-offs than men. CONCLUSION The construct validity of ASDAS-CRP to discriminate low and high disease activity and cut-off values are similar in male and female patients with axSpA; however, cut-offs for ASDAS-ESR need to be defined.
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
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Caglayan M, Gunes M, Bozkurt M, Nas K. Assessment of Quality of Life, Psychological and Functional Status and Disease Activity in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis and Fibromyalgia. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS 2016. [DOI: 10.5799/jcei.328679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Şilte Karamanlioğlu D, Aktas I, Ozkan FU, Kaysin M, Girgin N. Effectiveness of ultrasound treatment applied with exercise therapy on patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Rheumatol Int 2016; 36:653-61. [PMID: 26923690 DOI: 10.1007/s00296-016-3441-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2015] [Accepted: 02/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The aim of our study was to evaluate effectiveness of ultrasound treatment applied with exercise therapy in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Fifty-two patients, who were diagnosed according to modified New York criteria, were aged 25-60, and have spine pain, were randomly assigned to two groups. Ultrasound (US) and exercise therapy were applied to treatment group (27); placebo US treatment and exercise therapy were applied to control group (25). Patients were evaluated before treatment, at the end of treatment, and 4 weeks after the treatment. Daily and night pain, morning stiffness, patient global assessment (PGA), doctor global assessment (DGA), Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI), Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI), Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Metrology Index (BASMI), Ankylosing Spondylitis Quality of Life (ASQoL) questionnaire, Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS) erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and ASDAS C-reactive protein (CRP) were used as clinical parameters. In US group, all parameters showed significant improvements at 2 and 6 weeks, in comparison with the baseline. In placebo US group, significant improvement was obtained for all parameters (except tragus-to-wall distance and modified Schober test at 2 weeks and lumbar side flexion and modified Schober test at 6 weeks). Comparison of the groups showed significantly superior results of US group for parameters of BASMI (p < 0.05), tragus-wall distance (p < 0.05), PGA (p < 0.01), and DGA (p < 0.05) at 2 weeks as well as for the parameters of daily pain (p < 0.01), PGA (p < 0.05), DGA (p < 0.01), BASDAI (p < 0.05), ASDAS-CRP (p < 0.05), ASDAS-ESR (p < 0.01), lumbar side flexion (p < 0.01), the modified Schober test (p < 0.01), and ASQoL (p < 0.05) at 6 weeks. Our study showed that ultrasound treatment increases the effect of exercise in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.
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- Fatih Sultan Mehmet Education and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Fatih Sultan Mehmet Education and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Fatih Sultan Mehmet Education and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Fatih Sultan Mehmet Education and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Soroush M, Mominzadeh M, Ghelich Y, Soroosh S, Pasha MA. Investigation of Cardiac Complications and their Incidence in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis. Med Arch 2016; 70:35-8. [PMID: 26980929 PMCID: PMC4779348 DOI: 10.5455/medarh.2016.70.35-38] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2015] [Accepted: 11/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease with unknown etiology which involves the sacroiliac and axial joints, but can also cause peripheral conflicts. It also comprises non-joint symptoms such as acute anterior uveitis, cardiac conduction defects, upper lobe pulmonary fibrosis, neurological involvement and renal amyloidosis. MATERIAL AND METHODS This study was a cross-sectional descriptive and analytical survey. In this study, 50 patients with AS were examined according to the New York Criteria in Army 501 Hospital in Tehran. Physical examinations, laboratory testing and HLA-B27, as well as X-ray of the spine and sacroiliac joint were taken from all subjects and involvement grading was identified. The control group consisted of 40 healthy people with no evidence of disease. The people resembled the study group in terms of age, sex, smoking, presence of high blood pressure, history of ischemic heart disease and also diabetes. RESULTS The mean age of patients in control and study group was 33.97 and 33.65 years, respectively. 37 (92.5%) patients in the control group and 46 in study group (92%) were male. The mean duration of cardiac involvement in patients was 8.6 years with SD=6.26. In AS group, 48 (96%) patients suffered from back pain, 43 from enteritis, 100% from Ankylosing Spondylitis, one from unilateral involvement, 22(44%) from peripheral arthritis and 27 (54%) from HLA-B27. CONCLUSION In total, Average heart involvement in the control group and AS group was 13.25 with SD=7.64 and 16.2 with SA=8.54, respectively, indicating no significant difference. In sum, based on the results obtained in this study, some types of heart involvements, such as mitral valve regurgitation and Mitral Valve Prolapse in AS patients are more prevalent than in the normal population.
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- Mohsen Soroush
- Department of Rheumatology, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Rheumatology, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Cardiology, 502 Hospital, AJA university of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Rheumatology, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Solmaz D, Kozacı D, Sarı İ, Taylan A, Önen F, Akkoç N, Akar S. Oxidative stress and related factors in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Eur J Rheumatol 2016; 3:20-24. [PMID: 27708964 DOI: 10.5152/eurjrheum.2015.0031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2015] [Accepted: 08/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the spine and sacroiliac joints of unknown etiology. Recent studies have reported increased oxidative stress, which is implicated in the pathogenesis of a number of diseases, in AS. The purpose of this study was to investigate oxidative stress and related factors in AS. MATERIAL AND METHODS Eighty-five patients with AS [36 (16-64) years; 65 male/20 female] and 56 healthy subjects [36 (21-63) years; 39 male/17 female] with no known cardiovascular risk factors were enrolled. Serum total oxidant status (TOS) and total anti-oxidant status (TAS) were studied. The Bath ankylosing spondylitis functional index (BASFI), Bath ankylosing spondylitis disease activity index (BASDAI), and Bath ankylosing spondylitis metrology index (BASMI) were calculated. A logistic regression model was used to identify the independent risk factors for TOS. RESULTS No differences were observed in terms of demographic characteristics, laboratory findings, or TAS concentrations between the patient and control groups. However, the serum TOS levels were significantly higher in the AS group than in the controls (p=0.003). The comparison of cases of active (BASDAI ≥4) and inactive AS revealed significantly higher TOS levels in the active disease group. The TOS and TAS concentrations did not differ between patients treated with biological agents and those treated with conventional agents. Correlation analysis yielded significant correlations between TOS and TAS, BASMI, BASFI, BASDAI, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and high-sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) (p<0.05; r values ranged from 0.291 to 0.452) and a positive correlation between TAS and BASMI (p<0.05; r=0.344). Based on regression analysis, BASDAI, BASMI, and hs-CRP independently predicted the TOS levels [p<0.05, R2: 0.262, and standard error of the estimate (SEE): 10.96]. CONCLUSION Oxidative stress levels were higher in patients with AS than in healthy subjects. Patients with active disease status had significantly higher oxidative stress than patients with inactive disease status and healthy controls. Treatment status has no effect on TOS, and BASMI, BASDAI, and hs-CRP are independent variables associated with TOS. The TAS levels were found to be associated with only BASMI.
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- Dilek Solmaz
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Dokuz Eylül University School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Biochemistry, Adnan Menderes University School of Medicine, Aydın, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Dokuz Eylül University School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey
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- Clinic of Rheumatology, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Dokuz Eylül University School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Dokuz Eylül University School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Dokuz Eylül University School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey
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Evaluation of Sexual Dysfunction in Females With Ankylosing Spondylitis. Arch Rheumatol 2015; 31:41-47. [PMID: 29900965 DOI: 10.5606/archrheumatol.2016.5697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2015] [Accepted: 07/26/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Objectives This study aims to evaluate sexual function in females with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), compare them with healthy controls, and demonstrate the effects of AS on female sexual functions. Patients and methods Fifty-four AS patients (mean age 39.33±8.57 years; range 20 to 55 years) and 56 similar aged healthy controls were included in the study. Depression levels and sexual functions of all participants were evaluated by the Beck Depression Inventory and Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), respectively. Other assessment methods included the visual analog scale for pain, fatigue, and importance of sexual life; Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index for disease activity, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index for functionality, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Metrology Index for spinal mobility, and Short Form-36 (SF-36) for quality of life. Results Total FSFI and all FSFI subscale scores and number of weekly sexual intercourse were significantly lower while Beck Depression Inventory score was significantly higher in females with AS when compared to controls. In AS patients with depression, total FSFI score and FSFI subscales scores of desire and arousal were significantly lower than those without depression. In females with AS, there were negative correlations between total FSFI score and duration of complaint, Beck Depression Inventory score, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Metrology Index score, visual analog scale score, age, and duration of marriage while positive correlations existed between total FSFI score and visual analog scale importance of sexual life score and number of weekly sexual intercourse, SF-36 fatigue, SF-36 social function, SF-36 pain, and SF-36 mental component scores. Conclusion Sexual dysfunction was more common in female AS patients without marked impairment in body image and hip involvement when compared to normal population. Sexual problems which are generally neglected should be handled regardless of disease activity when evaluating patients with AS and establishing a treatment plan.
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Akbal A, Reşorlu H, Gökmen F, Savaş Y, Zateri Ç, Sargin B, Bozkurt E, Sılan F, Özdemir Ö. The relationship between C-reactive protein rs3091244 polymorphism and ankylosing spondylitis. Int J Rheum Dis 2015; 19:43-8. [PMID: 26480896 DOI: 10.1111/1756-185x.12619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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AIMS Previous studies have shown that C-reactive protein (CRP) gene polymorphism can be related to inflammatory changes. The present study aimed to examine the association between CRP gene polymorphism and clinical and laboratory findings in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 80 patients, 40 with AS and 40 controls, were included in the study. Diagnosis of AS was made according to Assessment in AS International Working Group criteria. Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Metrology Index and Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Radiology Index scores were evaluated. CRP gene C, A and T alleles were evaluated and were determined using the analysis of melting curves after real time polymerase chain reaction. The odds ratios were calculated for all alleles and haploids of the CRP gene. We investigated the relationship between the CRP polymorphism and clinical and laboratory findings. RESULTS A, C, T allele frequencies in the control group were 15%, 57.5% and 27.5%. The allele frequencies in the AS group were 38%, 68.8% and 26.2%. While C and T allele frequencies were shown to be similar in the two groups, A allele frequency was higher in the AS group compared to the control group. The CC wild allele was 42.5% in the control group and 47.5% in the AS group (P = 1.0). Odds ratios for the C allele were 1.6, for the CC haploid 1.2 and for the CT haploid 3.7. Chest expansion and finger-to-ground distance was better in the CRP gene polymorphism group compared to the no polymorphism group. CONCLUSION The presence of the CRP gene CC wild haploid and C allele in patients may indicate an increased risk for AS.
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- Ayla Akbal
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey
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Durmus D, Sarisoy G, Alayli G, Kesmen H, Çetin E, Bilgici A, Kuru O, Ünal M. Psychiatric symptoms in ankylosing spondylitis: their relationship with disease activity, functional capacity, pain and fatigue. Compr Psychiatry 2015; 62:170-7. [PMID: 26343482 DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2015.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2015] [Revised: 06/12/2015] [Accepted: 07/24/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study is to evaluate psychiatric symptoms in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and to investigate the relationship of the disease activity, functional capacity, pain, and fatigue with psychiatric symptoms. METHODS Eighty AS patients and 80 healthy controls were included in the study. Spinal pain by visual analog scale (pain VAS-rest), disease activity by Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI), functional capacity by Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI), and fatigue by Multidimensional Assessment of Fatigue (MAF) were assessed in patients. Psychiatric symptoms were measured using the Symptom Checklist-90-R (SCL-90 R), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES). RESULTS SCL-90-R total and all subscale scores (except interpersonal sensitivity and psychoticism) and BDI scores were significantly higher in the AS group compared to control group. PSQI total and all subscale scores were significantly higher in the AS group. State anxiety scale score was significantly higher and RSES score was significantly lower in the AS group. Psychiatric symptoms (except Rosenberg Self-Esteem score) were significantly correlated with BASDAI, BASFI, pain VAS rest, and MAF scores. CONCLUSION Psychiatric symptoms are often seen in patients with AS. Disease activity, functional capacity, pain and fatigue were correlated with psychiatric symptoms but self-esteem was not. Therefore, psychiatric symptoms should be taken into consideration in the management of AS.
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- Dilek Durmus
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Medical Faculty, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey.
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Medical Faculty, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey
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- Department of Family Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey
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Gunes A, Erkol Inal E, Tok L, Tok O. Assessment of Corneal Parameters with Scheimpflug Imaging in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis. Semin Ophthalmol 2015; 32:276-280. [PMID: 26337454 DOI: 10.3109/08820538.2015.1068340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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PURPOSE To evaluate corneal parameters of patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) by Scheimpflug imaging and also to clarify the associations between disease severity and clinical status of AS and corneal parameters. METHODS Fifty-seven patients with AS and 57 healthy subjects were included in this cross-sectional study. All participants underwent a detailed ophthalmological evaluation. Corneal parameters were measured by Pentacam. In addition, Schirmer test, tear break-up time (TBUT), corneal fluorescein staining, and Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) scores were evaluated. Duration of disease and scores of Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) and Ankylosing Spondylitis Quality of Life scale (ASQoL) of the patients were recorded. The laboratory evaluation consisted of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B27, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and C-reactive protein (CRP). RESULTS Corneal parameters were significantly different between patients with AS and healthy controls. The mean central corneal thickness (538 ± 26 µm versus 569 ± 27 µm, p < 0.001) and the mean corneal volume (59.8 ± 3.33 mm3 versus 62.3 ± 3.40 mm3, p < 0.001) were reduced significantly in AS patients compared to those in healthy controls. The values of TBUT and Schirmer test scores were significantly lower in AS patients than in controls. Also, corneal fluorescein staining and OSDI scores were higher in AS patients than in controls. Factors related to the corneal parameters were dry eye tests (TBUT, Schirmer test, corneal fluorescein staining), OSDI score, and CRP (p < 0.05 for all). CONCLUSION The AS patients have thinner corneas compared to control subjects, which may be affected by tear disfunction and inflammatory processes.
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- Alime Gunes
- a Department of Ophthalmology , Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Medicine , Isparta , Turkey
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- b Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation , Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Medicine , Isparta , Turkey
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- a Department of Ophthalmology , Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Medicine , Isparta , Turkey
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- a Department of Ophthalmology , Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Medicine , Isparta , Turkey
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Elevated Serum Levels of Soluble CD30 in Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients and Its Association with Disease Severity-Related Parameters. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 2015:617282. [PMID: 26273636 PMCID: PMC4529931 DOI: 10.1155/2015/617282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2014] [Revised: 12/14/2014] [Accepted: 12/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Soluble CD30 (sCD30), a transmembrane glycoprotein that belongs to the tumor necrosis factor receptor (TNFR) superfamily, has been shown to be associated with various pathological conditions. This study was designed to measure the levels of serum sCD30 in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and to evaluate the relationships between serum sCD30 levels and other disease severity-related indexes, including bath ankylosing spondylitis disease activity index (BASDAI), ankylosing spondylitis disease activity score (ASDAS), and bath ankylosing spondylitis functional index (BASFI). Our results demonstrated significantly elevated sCD30 levels in AS patients compared to healthy controls (HCs) with mean values of 32.0 ± 12.2 and 24.9 ± 8.0 ng/mL, respectively (P** = 0.007), suggesting a potential role of sCD30 in the pathogenesis of AS. However, no significant correlations of sCD30 with BASDAI, ASDAS, or BASFI were detected in our study (P > 0.05). Therefore, sCD30 cannot be used as a reliable marker for reflecting disease activity and functional ability of AS patients.
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İnal EE, Görükmez O, Eroğlu S, Görükmez Ö, Solak Ö, Topak A, Yakut T. Association of GSTM1, GSTT1, GSTP1-ILE105VAL and ACE I/D polymorphisms with ankylosing spondylitis. Rheumatol Int 2015; 36:17-23. [PMID: 26186891 DOI: 10.1007/s00296-015-3317-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2015] [Accepted: 06/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of unknown origin. The aim of this study is to clarify the relationships between susceptibility and severity of AS and GST-mu1 (GSTM1), GST-theta1 (GSTT1), GST-pi1 (GSTP1)-Ile105Val and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) I/D polymorphisms in AS patients. One hundred thirty-eight AS patients and seventy-one healthy controls were enrolled in this study. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels of the AS patients were recorded. The scores of the numeric rating scale (NRS) pain, the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Activity Index, the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Metrology Index and the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index were calculated. The genotypes distributions and allele frequencies of GSTM1, GSTT1, GSTP1-Ile105Val and ACE I/D polymorphisms were compared between patients and healthy controls. The Multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and the PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism methods were used to detect the polymorphisms of ACE I/D, the GSTT1 and GSTM1 genes and the GSTP1-Ile105Val polymorphism, respectively. There were significantly higher levels of the GSTT1 null and the ACE II genotypes in AS patients compared to those in healthy controls (p = 0.002 and 0.005, respectively). We found significantly higher levels of CRP and the NRS pain scores in the patients with ACE ID or DD genotypes compared to those in the patients with ACE II genotypes (p = 0.005 and 0.035, respectively). The present results showed that genes involved in protection from oxidative stress and ACE gene may influence disease development and course in AS.
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- Esra Erkol İnal
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Süleyman Demirel University, Çünür, Isparta, Turkey.
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Bursa Şevket Yılmaz Education and Research Hospital, Bursa, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkey
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Qualidade do sono em pacientes com espondilite anquilosante. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE REUMATOLOGIA 2015; 55:340-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rbr.2014.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2014] [Revised: 11/05/2014] [Accepted: 12/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Erkol İnal E, Demirci K, Doğru A, Şahin M. Ankylosing Spondylitis patients with Type D personality have worse clinical status. Mod Rheumatol 2015; 26:138-45. [PMID: 26011439 DOI: 10.3109/14397595.2015.1054098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Type D personality was identified as an important factor that can explain the differences in clinical outcomes in various diseases. The aim of this study is to clarify the relationships between Type D personality and clinical status of patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS). METHODS The scores of the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI), Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS)-C-reactive protein (CRP), and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI), the 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36), and 14-item Type D Scale (DS-14) were noted. RESULTS We found significantly higher levels of the BASDAI, the BASFI, and the SF-36 mental subscale scores in patients with Type D personalities compared to those who were Non-Type D (p < 0.05). The total DS-14 scores were found to be correlated with the scores of physical and mental subscales of SF-36, the BASDAI, the BASFI, ASDAS-CRP, and ESR (p < 0.05). In logistic regression analysis, the occurrence of Type D personality was found to be an independent predictor for disease activity of AS due to BASDAI and ASDAS-ESR (p = 0.016, OR, 95% CI = 2.98,1.23-7.22; p = 0.022, OR, 95% CI = 2.78,1.16-6.63 respectively). CONCLUSIONS Patients may over-rate self-reported measurements such as the BASDAI, BASFI, and SF-36 related to their interpersonal characteristics. Therefore, including the Type D personality, which is a stable construct in evaluating AS patients with brief and valid DS-14, may be noteworthy.
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- Esra Erkol İnal
- a Süleyman Demirel University, Faculty of Medicine , Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation , Isparta , Turkey
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- b Süleyman Demirel University, Faculty of Medicine , Department of Psychiatry , Isparta , Turkey
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- c Süleyman Demirel University, Faculty of Medicine , Department of Internal Medicine , Division of Rheumatology , Isparta , Turkey
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- c Süleyman Demirel University, Faculty of Medicine , Department of Internal Medicine , Division of Rheumatology , Isparta , Turkey
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Elevated serum levels of calprotectin (myeloid-related protein 8/14) in patients with ankylosing spondylitis and its association with disease activity and quality of life. J Investig Med 2015; 62:880-4. [PMID: 24922195 DOI: 10.1097/jim.0000000000000095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND Calprotectin is one of the major leukocyte S100 proteins showing both calcium binding and antimicrobial characteristics. The serum level of calprotectin is markedly elevated in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, as well as systemic lupus erythematosus and has been suggested to play a prominent role in both progression and pathogenesis of these diseases. AIM The purpose of this study was to investigate the serum level of calprotectin in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and its association with disease activity and other clinical characteristics of AS. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty-one patients who met the modified New York criteria for AS and 45 healthy controls were included in this study. Both Bath AS disease activity index and AS disease activity score were applied on the patients with AS for the assessment of disease activity; Bath AS functional index, for the assessment of functional activity; Bath AS radiology index, for the assessment of radiological damage; and the AS quality of life questionnaire for the assessment of disease-related life status. Spinal and hip measurements were performed using Bath AS metrology index. The serum level of calprotectin was determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kit. RESULTS Mean serum level of calprotectin was significantly higher in the patients with AS compared with healthy controls (P = 0.003). Serum levels of calprotectin did not correlate with Bath AS disease activity index, AS disease activity score, Bath AS functional index, Bath AS radiology index, Bath AS metrology index, modified Schober, chest expansion, AS quality of life questionnaire, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and C-reactive protein values (P > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that calprotectin might play an important role in the pathogenetic mechanisms of AS; however, the calprotectin levels did not correlate with the measurements of disease activity, functional abilities, radiological damage, and the quality of life in these patients. Further insight into this area of research might provide opportunities to develop novel treatment strategies, which take into account the role of these peptides in the pathogenetic mechanisms of AS.
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Direct and indirect costs associated with ankylosing spondylitis and related disease activity scores in Turkey. Rheumatol Int 2015; 35:1473-8. [PMID: 25749712 PMCID: PMC4540757 DOI: 10.1007/s00296-015-3236-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2014] [Accepted: 02/18/2015] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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This study assessed quality of life, direct and indirect healthcare costs related to ankylosing spondylitis (AS). This study included 650 prevalent AS patients visiting seven centers at tertiary healthcare institutions in Turkey who were interviewed using a standard questionnaire to determine annual direct and indirect healthcare costs. Eligible patients were age ≥18 years with AS for at least 12 months. Direct costs were categorized as inpatient, outpatient and pharmacy, and AS-related consultation. Indirect costs were categorized as workday loss, additional AS-related costs, and caregiver costs. Clinical outcome measures were obtained, including Patients’ Global Disease Activity (Pt-GDA); visual analog scale (Pain-VAS) for pain; Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI), Functional Index (BASFI), and Metrology Index (BASMI) scores, and EuroQoL 5 dimension (EQ-5D) health status survey scores. Mean (€4,335.20) and median (€5,671.00) annual costs per patient were calculated. Pharmacy costs (€4,032.73) were highest among overall expenditures, followed by additional AS-related consultation (€2,480.38), outpatient (€225.02), and inpatient costs (€29.98). Over half of AS patients (54.8 %) experienced work loss. Related average annual costs were €414.16, based on income level. 10.3 % of AS patients incurred an additional €2,008.07 in 1 year. 6.8 % of patients required caregivers and incurred €778.70 in average annual patient paid costs. Mean Pt-GDA, Pain-VAS, EQ-5D, BASDAI, BASFI, and BASMI scores were 4.4, 40.5, 62.7, 3.6, 3.1, and 2.9, respectively. Direct and indirect AS-related costs are high and represent a considerable economic burden on Turkish AS patients.
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Costa IPD, Bortoluzzo AB, Gonçalves CR, Silva JABD, Ximenes AC, Bértolo MB, Ribeiro SL, Keiserman M, Menin R, Skare TL, Carneiro S, Azevedo VF, Vieira WP, Albuquerque EN, Bianchi WA, Bonfiglioli R, Campanholo C, Carvalho HM, Duarte ALP, Kohem CL, Leite NH, Lima SA, Meirelles ES, Pereira IA, Pinheiro MM, Polito E, Resende GG, Rocha FAC, Santiago MB, Sauma MDFL, Valim V, Sampaio‐Barros PD. Avaliação do desempenho do BASDAI (Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index) numa coorte brasileira de 1.492 pacientes com espondiloartrites: dados do Registro Brasileiro de Espondiloartrites (RBE). REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE REUMATOLOGIA 2015; 55:48-54. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rbr.2014.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2013] [Revised: 04/25/2014] [Accepted: 05/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Kilic G, Kilic E, Ozgocmen S. Relationship between psychiatric status, self-reported outcome measures, and clinical parameters in axial spondyloarthritis. Medicine (Baltimore) 2014; 93:e337. [PMID: 25546683 PMCID: PMC4602610 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000000337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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This article aims to compare the risks of depression and anxiety in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and nonradiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA) and investigate the relationship among self-reported outcome measures, clinical parameters, and physical variables of patients with axSpA. Patients with axSpA were recruited from Erciyes Spondyloarthritis Cohort. The patients met Assessment of Spondyloarthritis International Society classification criteria for axial SpA and were assessed in a cross-sectional study design for visual analog scale (VAS) pain, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI), Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI), Ankylosing Spondylitis Quality of Life questionnaire (ASQoL), and Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score-C-reactive protein (ASDAS-CRP). Psychological status was evaluated using the hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS). Multivariate logistic regression analysis was applied to determine the associations between psychological variables and clinical parameters after adjusting for confounding variables. Of the 316 patients (142 nr-axSpA, 174 AS), 139 (44%) had high risk for depression (HADS-D score ≥ 7) and 71 (22.5%) for anxiety (HADS-A score ≥ 10). HADS-D and HADS-A scores were similar between patients with AS and nr-axSpA. Patients with high risk for depression and anxiety had higher scores in BASDAI, BASFI, and ASDAS-CRP, and also poorer scores in VAS pain and ASQoL. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the ASDAS-CRP, ASQoL, BASDAI, as well as educational level were factors associated with the risk of depression whereas the ASQoL and educational level were factors associated with the risk of anxiety. Patients with nr-axSpA and AS have similar burden of psychological distress. The quality of life (ASQoL) and educational level were factors associated with the risk of both depression and anxiety whereas disease activity (BASDAI and ASDAS-CRP) was the independent risk factor associated with depression but not anxiety in axSpA. These findings suggest that psychological status should be examined while assessing patients with axSpA including AS and nr-axSpA.
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- Gamze Kilic
- From the Division of Rheumatology (GK, EK, SO), Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
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Coşkun BN, Öksüz MF, Ermurat S, Tufan AN, Oruçoğlu N, Doğan A, Dalkılıç E, Pehlivan Y. Neutrophil lymphocyte ratio can be a valuable marker in defining disease activity in patients who have started anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) drugs for ankylosing spondylitis. Eur J Rheumatol 2014; 1:101-105. [PMID: 27708888 DOI: 10.5152/eurjrheumatol.2014.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2014] [Accepted: 06/12/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Neutrophil lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has emerged as a valuable and reliable method for follow-up of systemic inflammatory disease. We herein aimed to evaluate the role of NLR in the clinical follow-up of inflammation and also to compare its relationship with other measures, such as erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP), and Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI). MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 35 active ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and 38 healthy volunteers were included in the study. The patient group was enrolled for treatment with one anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) drug. Total blood count, ESR, CRP, and BASDAI score were obtained before and 3 months following the treatment. NLR was found with a mathematical calculation of the ratio of neutrophils with lymphocytes. RESULTS The mean NLR value of the control group and patients was 1.90±0.89 and 2.67±1.17, respectively (p<0.05). After a 3-month course of treatment, the patient group had a mean NLR value of 1.8±0.7, which was significantly lower than pretreatment values (p<0.001). The post-treatment mean ESR, CRP, and BASDAI scores were significantly lower than mean baseline scores (p<0.001, p=0.007, p<0.001, respectively). Also, NLR was found to be correlated with BASDAI, ESR, and CRP (r=0.388, p<0.001; r=0.455, p<0.0001; and r=0.3389, p<0.005, respectively). CONCLUSION Neutrophil lymphocyte ratio could be a reliable and easily accessible method for follow-up of patients with AS.
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- Belkıs Nihan Coşkun
- Department of Rheumatology, Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey
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- Department of Rheumatology, Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey
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- Department of Rheumatology, Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey
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- Department of Rheumatology, Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey
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- Department of Rheumatology, Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey
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- Department of Rheumatology, Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey
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- Department of Rheumatology, Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey
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Adaptation and validation of the Ankylosing Spondylitis Work Instability Scale (AS-WIS) for use in Turkey. Rheumatol Int 2014; 35:125-31. [DOI: 10.1007/s00296-014-3050-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2014] [Accepted: 05/16/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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C-reactive protein gene and Toll-like receptor 4 gene polymorphisms can relate to the development of psoriatic arthritis. Clin Rheumatol 2014; 34:301-6. [DOI: 10.1007/s10067-014-2581-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2014] [Revised: 03/05/2014] [Accepted: 03/11/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Haliloglu S, Carlioglu A, Akdeniz D, Karaaslan Y, Kosar A. Fibromyalgia in patients with other rheumatic diseases: prevalence and relationship with disease activity. Rheumatol Int 2014; 34:1275-80. [PMID: 24589726 DOI: 10.1007/s00296-014-2972-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2013] [Accepted: 02/19/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Fibromyalgia (FM) is a syndrome characterized by chronic widespread pain and the presence of specific tender points. The prevalence of FM has been estimated at 2-7 % of the general global population. The presence of FM in several rheumatic diseases with a structural pathology has been reported as 11-30 %. The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of FM and to evaluate the possible relationship between FM existence and disease activity among rheumatic diseases. The study group included 835 patients--197 rheumatoid arthritis (RA), 67 systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), 119 ankylosing spondylitis (AS), 238 osteoarthritis (OA), 14 familial Mediterranean fever (FMF), 53 Behçet's disease (BD), 71 gout, 25 Sjögren's syndrome (SS), 20 vasculitis, 29 polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), and two polymyositis (PM)--with or without FM. Recorded information included age, gender, laboratory parameters, presence of fatigue, and disease activity indexes. The prevalence of FM in patients with rheumatologic diseases was found to be 6.6 % for RA, 13.4 % for SLE, 12.6 % for AS, 10.1 % for OA, 5.7 % for BD, 7.1 % for FMF, 12 % for SS, 25 % for vasculitis, 1.4 % for gout, and 6.9 % for PMR. One out of two patients with PM was diagnosed with FM. Some rheumatologic cases (AS, OA) with FM were observed mostly in female patients (p = 0.000). Also, there were significant correlations between disease activity indexes and Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire scores for most rheumatologic patients (RA, AS, OA, and BD) (p < 0.05; respectively, r = 0.6, 0.95, 0.887, and 1). Concomitant FM is a common clinical problem in rheumatologic diseases, and its recognition is important for the optimal management of these diseases. Increased pain, physical limitations, and fatigue may be interpreted as increased activity of these diseases, and a common treatment option is the prescription of higher doses of biologic agents or corticosteroids. Considerations of the FM component in the management of rheumatologic diseases increase the likelihood of the success of the treatment.
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- Sema Haliloglu
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Erzurum Regional Research and Training Hospital, 25240, Erzurum, Turkey,
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Alkan BM, Fidan F, Erten Ş, Aksekili H, Alemdar A, Eroğlu E, Ardıçoğlu Ö, Tosun A. Fatigue and correlation with disease-specific variables, spinal mobility measures, and health-related quality of life in ankylosing spondylitis. Mod Rheumatol 2014. [DOI: 10.3109/s10165-012-0800-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Is magnetotherapy applied to bilateral hips effective in ankylosing spondylitis patients? A randomized, double-blind, controlled study. Rheumatol Int 2014; 34:357-65. [PMID: 24399455 DOI: 10.1007/s00296-013-2941-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2013] [Accepted: 12/30/2013] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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This double-blind, randomized controlled study was conducted with the aim to investigate the effect of magnetic field therapy applied to the hip region on clinical and functional status in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients. Patients with AS (n = 66) who were diagnosed according to modified New York criteria were enrolled in this study. Patients were randomly divided in two groups. Participants were randomly assigned to receive magnetic field therapy (2 Hz) (n = 35), or placebo magnetic field therapy (n = 31) each hip region for 20 min. Patients in each group were given heat pack and short-wave treatments applied to bilateral hip regions. Both groups had articular range of motion and stretching exercises and strengthening exercises for surrounding muscles for the hip region as well as breathing and postural exercises by the same physical therapist. These treatment protocols were continued for a total of 15 sessions (1 session per day), and patients were examined by the same physician at months 1, 3 and 6. Visual analogue scale (VAS) pain, VAS fatigue, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI), Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI), Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Metrologic Index (BASMI), DFI, Harris hip assessment index and Ankylosing Spondylitis Quality of Life scale (ASQOL) were obtained at the beginning of therapy and at month 1, month 3 and month 6 for each patient. There were no significant differences between groups in the VAS pain, VAS fatigue, morning stiffness, BASDAI, BASFI, BASMI, DFI, Harris hip assessment index and ASQoL at baseline, month 1, month 3 or month 6 (p > 0.05). Further randomized, double-blind controlled studies are needed in order to establish the evidence level for the efficacy of modalities with known analgesic and anti-inflammatory action such as magnetotherapy, particularly in rheumatic disorders associated with chronic pain.
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Kaya T, Goksel Karatepe A, Atici Ozturk P, Gunaydin R. Impact of peer-led group education on the quality of life in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Int J Rheum Dis 2013; 19:184-91. [PMID: 24330320 DOI: 10.1111/1756-185x.12256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To determine the effect of peer-led group education on the quality of life and depression in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). METHODS Eighty patients with definite AS were allocated randomly to either the education or control group. The education group (n = 40) was subjected to a peer-led group education program about disease and was given an educational booklet, while the control group (n = 40) was given the educational booklet only. Levels of quality of life and depression were measured at baseline, immediately after education (fourth week) and at 6 months in both groups. RESULTS The results are based on 56 (n = 27, education group; n = 29, control group) patients. The level of quality of life and depressive symptoms were not changed except for a deterioration in the social functioning subgroup of Short From (SF)-36 in both groups. When the groups were compared, there were no significant differences between changes in social functioning scores. CONCLUSIONS Peer-led education did not alter quality of life levels and depression scores. However, because of the maintainance of quality of life levels, this type of intervention may be considered as a supplementary intervention to the standard medical care for management of AS.
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- Taciser Kaya
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty, Ordu University, Ordu, Turkey
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Rezvani A, Bodur H, Ataman Ş, Kaya T, Buğdaycı DS, Demir SE, Koçyiğit H, Altan L, Uğurlu H, Kırnap M, Gür A, Kozanoğlu E, Akıncı A, Tekeoğlu I, Şahin G, Bal A, Sivrioğlu K, Yazgan P, Aydın G, Hepgüler S, Ölmez N, Şendur ÖF, Yener M, Altay Z, Ayhan F, Durmuş O, Duruöz MT, Günendi Z, Nacır B, Öken Ö, Toktaş H, Delialioğlu SÜ, Evcik D, Sertpoyraz FM. Correlations among enthesitis, clinical, radiographic and quality of life parameters in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Mod Rheumatol 2013; 24:651-6. [DOI: 10.3109/14397595.2013.850182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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- Aylin Rezvani
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Bezmialem Vakif University, Faculty of Medicine,
Istanbul, Turkey
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital,
Ankara, Turkey
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine,
Ankara, Turkey
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic, Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital,
Izmir, Turkey
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- Istanbul Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital,
Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Bezmialem Vakif University, Faculty of Medicine,
Istanbul, Turkey
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic, Izmir Katip Celebi University Atatürk Training and Research Hospital,
Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Uludağ University, Faculty of Medicine,
Bursa, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Selcuk University, Meram Faculty of Medicine,
Konya, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Erciyes University, Faculty of Medicine,
Kayseri, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Gaziantep University, Faculty of Medicine,
Gaziantep, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Çukurova University, Faculty of Medicine,
Adana, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine,
Ankara, Turkey
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sakarya University, Faculty of Medicine,
Sakarya, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mersin University, Faculty of Medicine,
Mersin, Turkey
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic, Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital,
Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Uludağ University, Faculty of Medicine,
Bursa, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harran University, Faculty of Medicine,
Urfa, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kırıkkale University, Faculty of Medicine,
Kırıkkale, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ege University, Faculty of Medicine,
Izmir, Turkey
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic, Atatürk Training and Research Hospital,
Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Adnan Menderes University, Faculty of Medicine,
Aydın, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Süleyman Demirel University, Faculty of Medicine,
Isparta, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, İnönü University, Faculty of Medicine,
Malatya, Turkey
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic, Ankara Training and Research Hospital,
Ankara, Turkey
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic, GATA Haydarpaşa Training and Research Hospital,
İstanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Celal Bayar University, Faculty of Medicine,
Manisa, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Gazi University, Faculty of Medicine,
Ankara, Turkey
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic, Ankara Training and Research Hospital,
Ankara, Turkey
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- AnkaraPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital,
Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kocatepe University, Faculty of Medicine,
Afyon, Turkey
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- Department of Therapy and Rehabilitation, Ankara University, Haymana Vocational School; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ufuk University, Faculty of Medicine Ankara,
Ankara, Turkey
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital,
Izmir, Turkey
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Akar S, Isik S, Birlik B, Solmaz D, Sari I, Onen F, Akkoc N. Baseline sacroiliac joint magnetic resonance imaging abnormalities and male sex predict the development of radiographic sacroiliitis. Clin Rheumatol 2013; 32:1511-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s10067-013-2311-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2013] [Revised: 05/17/2013] [Accepted: 05/29/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Translation and validation of the Turkish version of the Ankylosing Spondylitis Quality of Life (ASQOL) questionnaire. Rheumatol Int 2013; 33:2717-22. [PMID: 23765201 DOI: 10.1007/s00296-013-2796-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2012] [Accepted: 06/04/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The Ankylosing Spondylitis Quality of Life (ASQoL) questionnaire is a disease-specific measure of needs-based quality of life developed in the UK and the Netherlands. This study describes translation, validation, and reliability of the scale into Turkish population. The ASQoL was translated into Turkish using the dual-panel process. Content validity was assessed via cognitive debriefing interviews with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients. Patients with AS according to modified New York criteria were recruited into the study from 12 hospitals of all part of Turkey. Psychometric and scaling properties were assessed via a two administration survey involving the ASQoL, the Nottingham Health Profile (NHP), Bath AS Functional Index (BASFI), and Bath AS Disease Activity Index (BASDAI). Classical psychometrics assessed reliability, convergent validity (correlation of ASQoL with NHP, BASFI, and BASDAI) and discriminative validity (correlation of ASQoL with perceived AS-severity and general health). Cognitive debriefing showed the new Turkish ASQoL to be clear, relevant, and comprehensive. Completed survey questionnaires were received from 277 AS patients (80% Male, mean age 42.2/SD 11.6, mean AS duration 9.4 years/SD 9.4). Test-retest reliability was excellent (0.96), indicating low random measurement error for the scale. Correlations of ASQoL with NHP sections were low to moderate (NHP Sleep 0.34; NHP Emotional Reactions 0.83) suggesting the measures assess related but distinct constructs. The measure was able to discriminate between patients based on their perceived disease severity (p < 0.0001) and self-reported general health (p < 0.0001). The Turkish version of ASQoL has good reliability and validity properties. It is practical and useful scale to assess the quality of life in AS patients in Turkish population.
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Performance of response scales of activity and functional measures of ankylosing spondylitis: numerical rating scale versus visual analog scale. Rheumatol Int 2013; 33:2617-23. [DOI: 10.1007/s00296-013-2789-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2013] [Accepted: 05/21/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Zahiroglu Y, Ulus Y, Akyol Y, Tander B, Durmus D, Bilgici A, Kuru O. Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium of Canada (SPARCC) enthesitis index in Turkish patients with ankylosing spondylitis: relationship with disease activity and quality of life. Int J Rheum Dis 2013; 17:173-80. [PMID: 24576273 DOI: 10.1111/1756-185x.12067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIM The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium of Canada (SPARCC) enthesitis index and disease activity and health-related quality of life in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). METHODS Eighty-six AS patients not receiving antitumour necrosis factor (TNF) therapy were included in the study. Spinal pain by visual analogue scale (pain VAS rest and activity), disease activity by Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI), functional capacity by Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI), enthesitis severity by SPARCC index, quality of life by Short Form-36 (SF-36), and Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Metrology Index (BASMI) were assessed in patients. In the laboratory evaluations, the erythrocyte sedimentation rates and serum C-reactive protein levels of the patients were determined. RESULTS All participants were aged between 18 and 65 years, with a mean age of 36.9 ± 11.13 years. The most frequent region of enthesitis was Achilles tendon insertion into calcaneum (55.8%). Pain VAS rest and activity, BASFI and all parameters of SF-36 were significantly different in AS patients with and without enthesitis. SPARCC index was significantly correlated with pain VAS activity (P < 0.05), pain VAS rest, BASDAI, BASFI and all parameters of SF-36 (P < 0.001). There were no correlations between SPARCC index and BASMI, disease duration and laboratory parameters (P > 0.05). CONCLUSION The clinical assessment of enthesitis in AS is an important outcome measure, and enthesitis indexes such as SPARCC enthesitis index can be valuable tools in the evaluation of disease activity in AS patients not receiving anti-TNF therapy.
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- Yeliz Zahiroglu
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey
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Akar S, Soysal O, Balci A, Solmaz D, Gerdan V, Onen F, Tunca M, Akkoc N. High prevalence of spondyloarthritis and ankylosing spondylitis among familial Mediterranean fever patients and their first-degree relatives: further evidence for the connection. Arthritis Res Ther 2013; 15:R21. [PMID: 23356447 PMCID: PMC3672706 DOI: 10.1186/ar4154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2012] [Accepted: 01/14/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an auto-inflammatory disease characterized by recurrent attacks of fever and serositis. Limited data suggest that the prevalence of sacroiliitis is increased in patients with FMF. In our present study, we assessed the prevalence of spondyloarthritis (SpA), including ankylosing spondylitis (AS), among a cohort of FMF patients and their unaffected first-degree relatives (FDRs). METHODS The current study cohort comprised a consecutive group of 201 unrelated patients with FMF and 319 FDRs (≥16 years old). These subjects were examined according to a standard protocol. RESULTS A total of 157 FMF patients (78.1%) and 233 (73%) unaffected FDRs reported back pain. Fifteen FMF patients (7.5%) and nine unaffected FDRs fulfilled the modified New York (mNY) criteria for AS. One additional FDR with AS was identified after review of the medical records. None of the FMF patients with AS was HLA-B27 positive. The allele frequency of M694V among the FMF patients with radiographic sacroiliitis was significantly higher in comparison with those without sacroiliitis (OR 4.3). When compared with the general population, the risk ratios for SpA and AS among the FDRs of our FMF patients were 3.3 (95% CI; 2.0 to 5.5) and for AS 2.9 (95% CI; 1.3 to 6.4), respectively. CONCLUSIONS Our study suggests that a) factors other than HLA-B27 play a role in the association of FMF and SpA/AS; b) MEFV gene variations may be one of the geographic/region-specific potential pathogenetic links between these two disorders in the Turkish population.
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The effect of TNF-alpha blockers on psychometric measures in ankylosing spondylitis patients: a preliminary observation. Rheumatol Int 2013; 33:1855-64. [DOI: 10.1007/s00296-013-2671-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2012] [Accepted: 01/04/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The aim of this study was to explore the impact of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and the disease-related variables, psychological status and the quality of life on the female patients' sexual function measured according to the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI). Thirty-seven sexually active female AS patients and 33 healthy controls were enroled in this study. Their demographic data were evaluated and the generalised pain in patients with AS was assessed according to the visual analogue scale (0-100 mm). Laboratory tests were conducted in order to measure the C-reactive protein (CRP) and erythrocyte sedimentation rates (ESR) of the patients. In comparison to the healthy control group, patients with AS had significantly lower scores in each of the five domains of the FSFI except for the pain domain (P<0.05). The disease activity, functional status, quality of life, radiological score and CRP levels were negatively correlated with the FSFI (P<0.05). No significant correlation was observed with the disease duration, smoking status, depression, anxiety, pain and ESR when the total scores and the scores from the domains of the FSFI were compared. The sexual function is impaired in female patients with AS. This impairment in the sexual function is especially related to the functional status and disease activity among the clinical and laboratory parameters.
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Fatigue and correlation with disease-specific variables, spinal mobility measures, and health-related quality of life in ankylosing spondylitis. Mod Rheumatol 2012; 23:1101-7. [PMID: 23224065 DOI: 10.1007/s10165-012-0800-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2012] [Accepted: 11/08/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study aimed to evaluate fatigue in Turkish patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and its relationship with disease-specific variables, spinal mobility measures, and health-related quality of life (HR-QoL). METHODS One hundred and ten patients diagnosed as AS according to the Modified New York Criteria and 40 healthy individuals were included in this study. The Multidimensional Assessment of Fatigue (MAF) was used in patient and control groups to assess fatigue. The first item of Bath AS Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) was also used to assess fatigue in the patient group. Evaluation included BASDAI, functional status [BAS Functional Index (BASFI)], and visual analog scale (VAS) of axial and joint pain. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C-reactive protein (CRP) were also measured. The generic instrument Short Form 36 (SF 36) was used to assess HR-QoL in the patient group. RESULTS Patients with AS had higher total MAF scores and in all MAF subgroup scales than controls. All patient MAF scores were significantly correlated with morning stiffness, number of swollen joints, history of peripheral arthritis, BASDAI, BASFI, BASDAI-fatigue, VAS axial, VAS peripheral, and SF 36 subgroups (p < 0.05). No correlation was observed between all MAF scores and age, body mass index (BMI), disease duration, meteorological measures, and medications in patients. CONCLUSIONS Patients with AS defined significantly more fatigue when compared with healthy persons. MAF was related to clinical and functional status and HR-QoL of patients with AS. We assume that MAF can be used as a sensitive fatigue measure in patients with AS.
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