Spondyloarthritis & psoriatic arthritis
Do quality of life and work productivity change in early axial spondyloarthritis and non-axial spondyloarthritis patients after 2 years?
Authors' conclusion
HRQoL and work productivity are more impaired in non-axSpA (vs axSpA) at baseline and also after 2 years. Although most outcomes improve in both groups, axSpA is associated with larger reductions in WPL and AI.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with chronic back pain of <2 years in the SPondyloArthritis Caught Early cohort
- Participants
- 265 vs 108
- Exposure
- Axial SpA (axSpA) vs non-axSpA
- axSpAn = 265
- non-axSpAn = 108reference
- Outcome
- Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) (SF-36 PCS and MCS) and work productivity (WPAI presenteeism, absenteeism, WPL, AI)
- Follow-up
- 2 years
Methodological detailsSPondyloArthritis Caught Early cohort, adjusted for baseline value, sex, age and NSAID use
- SPondyloArthritis Caught Early cohort
- Adjusted for baseline value, sex, age and NSAID use
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Work productivity loss and activity impairment, multivariable analysis
axSpA vs non-axSpAIncidence rate ratio (95% CI)
WPL; 22% less WPL
0.78(0.62–0.98)
AI; 18% less AI
0.82(0.69–0.97)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Baseline presenteeism
Baseline absenteeism
Baseline WPL
Baseline AI
Mean
| Outcome | axSpA | non-axSpA |
|---|---|---|
| Baseline PCS, mean | 28.6 | 26.6 |
Baseline mental component summary (MCS)
- MCS was not impaired in either group
Original publication
Do quality of life and work productivity change in early axial spondyloarthritis and non-axial spondyloarthritis patients after 2 years? Rheumatology (Oxford). Published 27 June 2024. doi:10.
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