Table 3.
Comparison of psychometric assessment scores of patients with AS and RA according to disease activity scores.
| Ankylosing Spondylitis | Rheumatoid arthritis | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low-ASDASGroup (n=25) | High-ASDAS Group (n=55) | p | Remitted or Mildly Active Group (n=45) | Moderate or High Active Group (n=34) | p | |
| PCTF | 17 (7–35) | 21 (7–35) | 0.017 * | 18.6 ± 6.9 | 20.2 ± 6.08 | 0.300 |
| PGWB | 48 (8–56) | 43 (17–56) | 0.031 * | 42.8 ± 9.8 | 41.1 ± 10.5 | 0.470 |
| SIS | 1 (0–6) | 2 (0–14) | 0.007 * | 2 (0–12) | 2 (0–15) | 0.385 |
| PACT | 104 (5–133) | 96 (48–140) | 0.030 * | 87.9 ± 18.1 | 98.8 ± 14.8 | 0.006 * |
| PACT trauma-focused coping | 71 (30–84) | 59 (24–84) | 0.005 * | 57.2 ± 16.7 | 63.0 ± 11.0 | 0.091 |
| PACT perceived forward-focused | 34 (11–49) | 36 (16–56) | 0.259 | 30.7 ± 10.2 | 35.8 ± 10.3 | 0.035 * |
| HADS depression | 3 (0–17) | 8 (1–18) | <0.001 * | 6.6 ± 4.0 | 8.05 ± 3.9 | 0.135 |
| HADS Anxiety | 4 (0–17) | 8 (1–21) | <0.001 * | 6.8 ± 4.4 | 8.4 ± 4.3 | 0.119 |
* p<0.05, Student T and Mann–Whitney U tests were performed. Abbreviations: ASDAS: Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score, PCTF: perceived COVID-19 threat form, PGWB: psychological general well-being index, SIS: suicide ideation scale, PACT: the perceived ability to cope with trauma scale, HADS: hospital anxiety and depression scale.