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Observational studyArthritis research & therapy2017

Minimal disease activity and impact of disease in psoriatic arthritis: a Spanish cross-sectional multicenter study.

Rubén Queiro, Juan D Cañete, Carlos Montilla, Miguel Abad, María Montoro, Susana Gómez, Ana Cábez, MAAPS study group

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Observational study in Arthritis research & therapy, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 77 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. Measuring Outcomes in Psoriatic Arthritis.Arthritis care & research · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Rubén QueiroDepartment of Rheumatology, HU, Central de Asturias, Av. Roma, s/n, 33011, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain. rubenque7@yahoo.es.
Juan D CañeteDepartment of Rheumatology, HU, Clinic and IDIBAPS, C/Villarroel, 170-08036, Barcelona, Spain.
Carlos MontillaDepartment of Rheumatology, HU, Parque Natural de las Batuecas 17, Cabrerizos, Salamanca, Cp 37193, Spain.
Miguel AbadDepartment of Rheumatology HU, Virgen del Puerto, Paraje Valcorchero s/n, 10600, Plasencia, Spain.
María MontoroMedical Department, Pfizer, Avenida de Europa, 20 B, 28108, Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain.
Susana GómezMedical Department, Pfizer, Avenida de Europa, 20 B, 28108, Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain.
Ana CábezMedical Department, Pfizer, Avenida de Europa, 20 B, 28108, Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain.
MAAPS study group
Pfizer (Spain) · ESHospital Universitario Central de Asturias · ESConsorci Institut D'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer · ESHospital Virgen del Puerto · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPatients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) experience functional impairment and reduced quality of life, and thus patient global assessment in PsA is explained mainly by the physical, but also by the psychological, aspect of the disease. To assess the prevalence of minimal disease activity (MDA) in Spanish patients with PsA, we examined their characteristics and the association between MDA and the impact of the disease as assessed by the PsA Impact of Disease (PsAID) questionnaire.

methodsA cross-sectional multicenter study was carried out in patients who fulfilled the Classification for Psoriatic Arthritis (CASPAR) criteria with at least 1 year of disease duration, and who were treated with biological or conventional synthetic (cs) disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) according to routine clinical practice in Spain. Patients were considered in MDA if they met at least 5/7 of the MDA criteria. The association between MDA and the recently developed PsAID questionnaire was also recorded.

resultsOf 227 patients included, 133 (58.6%) were in the MDA state (52% with antitumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF)α monotherapy, 24% with csDMARD monotherapy, and 24% with anti-TNFα in combination with csDMARD). Using multivariate logistic regression analysis, male gender (odds ratio (OR) 2.74, p = 0.001), a sedentary lifestyle (OR 3.13, p = 0.002), familial history of PsA (OR 0.38, p = 0.036), C-reactive protein (CRP) level (OR 0.92, p = 0.010), and use of corticoids (OR 0.33, p = 0.007) were considered features related to MDA. MDA patients had a significantly lower impact of the disease according to PsAID (mean total score (SD): MDA 3.3 (3.1) vs. non-MDA 7.1 (5.2); p < 0.001).

conclusionsNearly 60% of Spanish PsA patients achieve MDA in routine clinical practice. MDA remains one of the most useful therapeutic targets for PsA since patients who reached this state also had a significantly lower impact of disease according to PsAID.

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AgedAntirheumatic AgentsArthritis, PsoriaticCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedQuality of LifeRemission InductionSeverity of Illness IndexSpainSurveys and QuestionnairesTreatment OutcomeAntirheumatic AgentsMinimal disease activityPsAIDPsoriatic arthritisTherapeutic objective

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PMCPMC5372277
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