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Objective: This study aims to determine whether neuropathic pain (NP) presence affects sleep quality in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpA). Materials and Methods: Demographic data of the patients were documented. The patient's NP was evaluated with painDETECT questionnaire. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Ankylosing Spondylitis Quality of Life (AsQoL), Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS-CRP), and visual analog scale (VAS) were used to evaluate sleep quality, quality of life (QoL), pain severity and disease activity, respectively. Results: Among the 108 patients who participated in the researh, 51 were female and 57 were male. NP was found in 41.7% of them. 65.7% Of all patients had a sleep disorder. AxSpA patients with NP had a statistically significant higher VAS-activity, VAS-night, and VAS-rest scores (p |
