Factors associated with depressive symptoms in patients with ankylosing spondylitis in Northern Taiwan.

ABSTRACT: Patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) experience impaired physical function and reduced quality of life, which puts this group at high risk for depression. Identifying factors associated with depressive symptoms could improve outcomes for this at-risk group. However, few studies have examined the relationship between demographic and clinical variables and depressive symptoms in patients with AS. This cross-sectional correlation study recruited patients with AS by convenience sampling from the division of immunology and rheumatology of a medical center in Northern Taiwan. Participants (N = 120) included 91 males and 29 females, age ≥ 20 years. Data were collected from chart reviews, and structural questionnaires, which included demographic information regarding employment status, histor

SUBMITTER: Fang ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6812870 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature