SAT0241 The Impact of Ankylosing Spondylitis in Turkey on Productivity at Work Outside Home and Within the Household
| Autor: | Gökhan Keser, Umut Kalyoncu, Yasar Karaarslan, Mehmet Sayarlioglu, Pinar Cetin, Nevsun Inanc, Senol Kobak, Murat Turgay, Soner Senel, Mehmet Akif Ozturk, Dilek Solmaz, Ömer Nuri Pamuk, Veli Cobankara, Ayse Cefle, Nurullah Akkoc, Servet Akar, Taşkın Şentürk, Sinan Koca, Yavuz Pehlivan, R.A. Sari |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Ankylosing spondylitis
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Turkish Immunology medicine.disease General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology language.human_language Rheumatology Quality of life Workforce medicine Physical therapy language Immunology and Allergy BASFI business BASDAI Productivity Disease burden Demography |
| Zdroj: | Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 74:746.1-746 |
| ISSN: | 1468-2060 0003-4967 |
| Popis: | Background Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) is associated with a high disease burden. The greatest contributor to the burden is loss of productivity. The data on productivity loss in Turkish patients with AS is scarce. Work Productivity Survey (WPS) is a validated tool in AS to assess productivity during the preceding month, both at work and at home. Objectives The aim of this study is to assess work productivity in Turkish AS patients using the WPS. Methods A total of 397 patients with AS (males:71.4%, mean age: 40.5, mean disease duration 6.8 years) from 19 rheumatology centers across Turkey were included in the study. Patients, with the help of a health professional, completed questionnaires for BASDAI, BASFI, HAQ-S, ASQoL and EQ-5D, total and nocturnal pain and WPS. Student9s t test was used to compare continuous variables and chi square analysis was used to compare categorical variables. The association between the responses to WPS questions and scores of disease activity, functional and quality of life scores was assessed using Kendall correlation coefficients. Results Of all the patients, 62.4% of were employed, 16.1% were homemakers, 9.6% were retired, 3.0% were student and 5.3% were unable to work due to AS. Non-working patients, as compared to the working patients, were older (44 vs 38, p: Conclusions AS has a considerable impact on productivity for working and non-working patients, particularly in females. WPS is a useful tool to appreciate the burden of disease in patients with AS not only at workplace, but at also at home, which may be even more important in populations with a low women9s workforce participation rates. Acknowledgements This study was supported by an unrestricted financial grant from UCB. Disclosure of Interest None declared |
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