Clementina López-Medina, Juan L Garrido-Castro, Juan Castro-Jiménez, Cristina González-Navas, Jerusalem Calvo-Gutiérrez, M Carmen Castro-Villegas, Rafaela Ortega-Castro, Alejandro Escudero-Contreras, Pilar Font-Ugalde, Eduardo Collantes-Estévez
To evaluate quality of life (QoL) in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and its association with disease activity, functionality, structural damage, and spinal mobility, using patient-reported outcomes. This was an observational, cross-sectional, and single-center study in which 100 consecutive patients with axSpA were included. We obtained from all patients' sociodemographic data and values related to disease activity, functionality, structural damage, mobility, and quality of life. The Ankylosing Spondylitis Quality of Life Questionnaire (ASQoL) was considered as the primary outcome...
April 24, 2018: Clinical Rheumatology