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Scales for biopsychosocial evaluation of patients are limited. This study assessed the validity, reliability, and responsiveness of a Cognitive Exercise Therapy Approach-Biopsychosocial Questionnaire (Bilişsel Egzersiz Terapi Yaklaşımı-Biopsychosocial Questionnaire; BETY-BQ) in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS).

Health Assessment Questionnaire for Spondyloarthropathies (HAQ-S), Ankylosing Spondylitis Quality of Life Questionnaire (ASQoL), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI), and Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI), were selected to investigate the validity of the BETY-BQ. Spearman's correlation coefficient was used as the data were not normally distributed. For scale reliability, the test-retest method was performed, Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) was calculated and Cronbach's …