Treat to target in axial spondyloarthritis: from its concept to its implementation

M Dougados - Journal of Autoimmunity, 2020 - Elsevier
Treat to target is defined by a process defining a level of a relevant outcome of the disease
to be reached in order to prevent subsequent disability The benefit of a Treat to Target …

Measurement properties of the ASAS Health Index: results of a global study in patients with axial and peripheral spondyloarthritis

U Kiltz, D Van Der Heijde, A Boonen, N Akkoc… - Annals of the …, 2018 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives To evaluate construct validity, interpretability, reliability and responsiveness as
well as determination of cut-off points for good and poor health within the original English …

The ASAS health index: a new era for health impact assessment in spondyloarthritis

S Alonso, I Morante, M Alperi, R Queiro - The Journal of Rheumatology, 2022 - jrheum.org
Spondyloarthritis (SpA) encompasses a group of inflammatory rheumatic diseases that
share clinical and imaging characteristics as well as a common genetic basis. These …

Gender difference in ASAS HI among patients with ankylosing spondylitis

HH Chen, YM Chen, KL Lai, TY Hsieh, WT Hung… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Objective To assess the associations of the Assessment of Spondyloarthritis International
Society Health Index (ASAS HI) with gender and other factors in patients with ankylosing …

The ASAS Health Index and Environmental Factors Item Set: validity and reliability of the Swedish translations in Swedish patients with ankylosing spondylitis

C Feldthusen, M Hallström, A d'Elia… - Scandinavian Journal …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives To translate the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society (ASAS)
Health Index (HI) Environmental Factors Item Set (EFIS) into Swedish and culturally adapt it …

Work participation in patients with axial spondyloarthritis: high prevalence of negative workplace experiences and long-term work impairment

U Kiltz, K Hoeper, L Hammel, S Lieb, A Hähle… - RMD open, 2023 - rmdopen.bmj.com
Introduction Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is a chronic inflammatory disease that typically
affects people in their second and third decades of life, which are important years for …

Association of obesity with inflammation, disease severity and cardiovascular risk factors among patients with ankylosing spondylitis

CH Chen, HA Chen, CH Liu, HT Liao… - International Journal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To investigate total and central obesity in ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and assess the
association with inflammation, disease severity and cardiovascular risk factors. Methods …

C linical performance of the ASAS health index in chinese patients with ankylosing spondylitis and its influencing factors

X Qu, X Xu, Q Jiang, Y Chen, Z Geng, K Yang… - Clinical …, 2024 - Springer
Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the status of health-related quality of life in
Chinese patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and to analyze factors associated with the …

The mSQUASH is a feasible and valid measurement tool to uniformly assess daily physical activity in patients with rheumatic diseases

YM van der Kraan, L Gensler, D Paap… - RMD open, 2024 - rmdopen.bmj.com
Background The modified Short QUestionnaire to ASsess Health-enhancing physical activity
(mSQUASH) was originally developed and validated in Dutch patients with axial …

Clinical performance of ASAS Health Index in patients with ankylosing spondylitis and non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis: real-world evidence from Multicenter …

O Akgul, H Bodur, S Ataman, FG Yurdakul… - Rheumatology …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract The Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society Health Index (ASAS HI)
is used as a new instrument in measuring the function, disability and health of patients with …