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Widespread pain in axial spondyloarthritis: clinical importance and gender differences.

Thijs Willem SwinnenRené WesthovensWim DankaertsKurt de Vlam
Published in: Arthritis research & therapy (2018)
In patients with axSpA, the location and spread of pain was different between genders and was related to worse clinical status. On the basis of pain area and PGDA, clinical subgroups exhibiting a remarkably distinct health status were identified. Outcome instruments such as BASDAI should acknowledge gender differences to ensure structural validity.
Keyphrases
  • chronic pain
  • pain management
  • neuropathic pain
  • spinal cord
  • rheumatoid arthritis
  • ankylosing spondylitis
  • patient reported outcomes