Meteorosensitivity of patients with rheumatic musculoskeletal diseases.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate if self-assessed rheumatic disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA) or ankylosing spondyloarthritis (AS) is linked to local weather.

Methods

In this prospective, multicentre study in Switzerland, adult patients were asked to report geographic location and rheumatic disease activity by means of Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data 3 (RAPID3)) via a webApp. The associations between RAPID3 scores and weather data on the day of the RAPID3 entry and the preceding week was investigated through regression analysis.

Results

238 patients were included (61.3% female). 100 patients had RA (baseline mean DAS28-CRP 2.8), 47 patients had PsA, and 91 patients had AS (mean BASDAI 3.8). 45.0% of all patients decl

SUBMITTER: Walker UA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12500097 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature