Treat-to-target in axial spondyloarthritis: an observational study in daily practice.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate the extent to which internationally agreed treat-to-target recommendations were applied in clinical practice in patients with axial spondyloarthritis.

Methods

Data were used from a web-based patient registry for monitoring SpA in daily practice in the Netherlands. The extent to which treat-to-target was applied was evaluated through four indicators: the proportion of patients (i) with ≥1 Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS) assessed during a 1-year period, (ii) having inactive disease/low disease activity (i.e. ASDAS < 2.1), (iii) in whom re-evaluation of ASDAS within recommended intervals occurred, and (iv) with high disease activity (HDA, i.e. ASDAS ≥ 2.1) in whom treatment was adapted ≤6 weeks after obtaining ASDAS ≥ 2.1. Patients w

SUBMITTER: Beckers E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8996808 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature