Key clinical point: Patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA), particularly women, have higher disease burden from the patient’s perspective than those with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Major finding: The mean Visual Analogue Scale scores for pain (34 vs 32; P < .001) and fatigue (35 vs 33; P = .001) were slightly higher in patients with PsA vs RA. Women with PsA vs RA across all age groups had significantly higher scores for pain (<50 years old: 28 vs 18; >70 years old: 48 vs 38) and fatigue (50-59 years old: 41 vs 31; >70 years old: 46 vs 36; all P < .05).
Study details: Findings are from a cross-sectional analysis including patients with PsA (n = 3598) and RA (n = 13,913).
Disclosures: This study was funded by State Research Funding, Kuopio University Hospital Catchment Area, Kuopio, Finland. The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
Source: Weman L et al. Disease burden measured by patient-reported outcomes: Does psoriatic arthritis feel worse than rheumatoid arthritis? A cross-sectional nationwide study. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2023 (May 15). doi: 10.55563/clinexprheumatol/h9hn90