Determinants of work and social participation in patients with psoriatic arthritis in the Netherlands: an observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Psoriatic arthritis can cause pain, disability, and permanent joint damage. This can lead to impairments in work and social participation. Little is known about the extent of these impairments in routine practice. With this study, we aim to examine the extent of work and activity impairment in (subgroups of) Dutch patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA), and to examine determinants associated with this impairment.

Methods

This is an observational study using data collected from the electronic health records of PsA patients treated at the Sint Maartenskliniek, the Netherlands. Data about work and activity impairment were collected via the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment questionnaire. To compare our PsA-cohort with the Dutch general population, we used ag

SUBMITTER: van Hal TW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9382787 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature