Spondyloarthritis & psoriatic arthritis
Impact of psoriasis remains important in psoriatic arthritis patients with low musculoskeletal disease activity
Authors' conclusion
The majority of patients with DAPSA-LDA and active psoriasis after one year has a good HRQoL. However, a proportion of these patients still experiences considerable skin burden.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with PsA and active psoriasis at baseline, Dutch south west Psoriatic Arthritis cohortreached DAPSA-LDA
- Participants
- 230 patients
- Exposure
- Psoriasis remission (PASI <1) vs active psoriasis among PsA patients with DAPSA-LDA after one year
- Psoriasis remissionn = 108reference
- Active psoriasisn = 122
- Outcome
- Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with active psoriasis who reached DAPSA-LDA
- Follow-up
- One year
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
HRQoL
Active psoriasis: moderate to high impairment on Skindex-17 psychosocial subscale
31%
Active psoriasis: a lot of symptoms on Skindex-17 symptoms subscale
28%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | P value |
|---|---|
| Male sex · one yearMore men with active psoriasis | P = 0.023 |
Work productivity · one year
- Did not differ between both groups
Original publication
Impact of psoriasis remains important in psoriatic arthritis patients with low musculoskeletal disease activity. Clin Exp Rheumatol. Published 5 January 2022. doi:10.
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