Association of work instability with fatigue and emotional status in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: comparison with healthy controls.
Yasemin UlusYesim AkyolAyhan BilgiciOmer KuruPublished in: Clinical rheumatology (2018)
The results of this study demonstrated that fatigue and depressive symptoms had negative effect on work instability beside pain, disease activity, and functionality in patients with AS. The recognition and improvement of fatigue and depression may lead to reduced risk of job loss in these patients.
Keyphrases
- ankylosing spondylitis
- disease activity
- sleep quality
- depressive symptoms
- rheumatoid arthritis
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- rheumatoid arthritis patients
- end stage renal disease
- social support
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- chronic pain
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- physical activity
- spinal cord
- patient reported