ArticleBMC rheumatology2018
Prevalence of chronic widespread pain in a population-based cohort of patients with spondyloarthritis - a cross-sectional study.
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- Development and validation of a screening tool for SPondyloArthritis Screening in Sub-Saharan Africa: SpASSS questionnaire.BMC medical research methodology · 2023Pooled it
- Pain intensity levels and their associations in people with rheumatic diseases in the UK: observational study using British Society for Rheumatology ePROMs data.Rheumatology advances in practice · 2025Article
- Which fatigue scale should I use? A Rasch analysis of two fatigue scales in inflammatory conditions.Rheumatology (Oxford, England) · 2025Article
- Immunization-related complex regional pain syndrome: A systematic review of case reports.PCN reports : psychiatry and clinical neurosciences · 2024Article
- The frequency and clinical associations of opioid use in systemic sclerosis.Rheumatology advances in practice · 2024Article
- Pain in axial spondyloarthritis: role of the JAK/STAT pathway.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Review
- Sexual dimorphism in the prevalence, manifestation and outcomes of axial spondyloarthritis.Nature reviews. Rheumatology · 2022Review
- The Role of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor in Immune-Related Diseases: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- A combination of two or more unhealthy lifestyle factors is associated with impaired physical and mental health in patients with spondyloarthritis: a cross-sectional study.BMC rheumatology · 2022Article
- Socio-demographic determinants in the evolution of pain in inflammatory rheumatic diseases: results from ESPOIR and DESIR cohorts.Rheumatology (Oxford, England) · 2022Observational
- Differences between men and women with nonradiographic axial spondyloarthritis: clinical characteristics and treatment effectiveness in a real-life prospective cohort.Arthritis research & therapy · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundChronic pain, regional or widespread, is a frequent and multidimensional symptom in arthritis. There is still limited information on chronic pain in spondyloarthritis, which is important to recognize for adequate diagnosis and treatment. Our objective was to study differences in prevalence of chronic widespread pain in two spondyloarthritis subgroups: ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and undifferentiated spondyloarthritis (USpA).
methodsA population-based postal survey involving questions on the duration, distribution, and intensity of pain was answered by 940 patients with AS (ICD-10 M45.9) or USpA (ICD-10 M46.1-0, M46.8-9). The patients were categorized as having chronic widespread pain, chronic regional pain, or no chronic pain, and prevalence estimates for the pain groups were calculated, including age- and sex-adjusted prevalence.
resultsThe prevalence of chronic widespread pain was 45.3% in AS vs. 49.3% in USpA, and that of chronic regional pain was 17.7% vs. 21.9% (
conclusionsThe prevalence of chronic widespread pain in patients with AS and USpA is high, and with a female predominance, but with no difference in pain intensity between women and men. Chronic pain can complicate the clinical evaluation in patients with SpA, and highlights the need for a thorough clinical examination, including evaluation of inflammation and an accurate pain analysis, to individualize non-pharmacological and pharmacological treatment decisions.
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