The influence of alexithymia on disease activity and quality of life in patients with axial spondyloarthritis: A cross-sectional study.
Gizem CengizSenem ŞaşHüseyin KaplanSaliha ÖzsoyMustafa ÇalışPublished in: International journal of rheumatic diseases (2023)
The present study results showed that about one-third of axSpA patients had alexithymia, and the patients with alexithymia had higher disease activity, worse quality of life, and worse functional status than those without alexithymia. Female gender, patient global assessment, functional status, and fibromyalgia symptom severity were found to be important contributing factors to alexithymia.
Keyphrases
- disease activity
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- rheumatoid arthritis
- rheumatoid arthritis patients
- ankylosing spondylitis
- juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- risk factors
- physical activity
- patient reported
- case report
- patient reported outcomes