Health-related quality of life in gout, psoriatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis, results from a cross-sectional survey in Western Sweden
Authors' conclusion
We found that patients with gout reported better PCS scores than patients with other IJDs, for whom the results were similar. Women reported overall worse PCS and MCS scores than men.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with gout, psoriatic arthritis (PsA), rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or ankylosing spondylitis (AS) registered at a rheumatology clinic or primary care centre in Western Sweden, 2015–2017of 5130 surveyed (56.5%)
- Participants
- 2,896 patients
- Exposure
- Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) across gout, PsA, RA and AS, and between women and men
- Goutn = 868
- PsAn = 699
- RAn = 742
- ASn = 587
- Outcome
- HRQoL by RAND36-Item Health Survey (PCS and MCS scores)
Methodological detailssurvey, age-matched analyses
- Survey
- Age-matched analyses
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Physical component summary (PCS) range across all diagnoses
39.7-41.2
Mental component summary (MCS) range across all diagnoses
43.7-48.9
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|
| PCS, women vs men (range, all IJDs) | 34.5-37.4 | 37.5-42.5 |
| MCS, women vs men in PsA | 44.0 | 46.8 |
| MCS, women vs men in RA | 46.1 | 48.7 |
PCS, women vs men (range, all inflammatory joint diseases (IJDs))
- Women reported worse PCS
Original publication
Health-related quality of life in gout, psoriatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis, results from a cross-sectional survey in Western Sweden. Scand J Rheumatol. Published 6 February 2023. doi:10.
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