Predicting the Timing of Job Loss and Change in Patients Receiving Standard and Biologic Treatment for Radiographic and Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis
Halil Harman, Canan Avcı, Kadriye Öneş, Nur Berna Turgut, Nuran Erden · Aktuelle Rheumatologie · 2026 · Heft 03 · S. 173-180
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Abstract Objectives We focused on investigating clinical and laboratory predictors of the timing of job loss and job changes in non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA) and radiographic axSpA (r-axSpA) patients and the effect of biological therapies used. Method The study included 202 axSpA (42 nr- axSpA, 160 r-axSpA) patients who were employed in paid jobs at the time of axSpA treatment initiation. Spinal mobility, disease activity, and functional status were evaluated. During a 5-year follow-up period, patientsʼ occupations, instances of job loss, and occupational changes were documented. Data regar…