Research Article

Effect of Illness Perception on the Quality of Life in Ankylosing Spondylitis

Volume: 18 Number: 1 March 30, 2018
  • Sinem Bozkurt *
  • Lale Aktekin
  • Berat Meryem Alkan
  • Fatma Gülçin Ural
  • Nebahat Sezer
  • Selami Akkuş
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Effect of Illness Perception on the Quality of Life in Ankylosing Spondylitis

Abstract

Objectives: The aim of the study was to assess the illness perception in patients with ankylosing spondilitis (AS), to evaluate disease activity, functional ability, emotional status and to investigate their association with quality of life (QoL).

Materials and Methods: Sixty-seven patients with AS were included in this study. The Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) and Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BAS­FI) were used for the assessment of disease activity and of physical functions, respectively. The Ankylosing Spondy­litis Quality of Life (ASQoL) questionnaire was used for disease-related quality of life and The Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (B-IPQ) was used for the assessment of illness perception in AS patients. Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) was used for the assessment of psychological status.

Results: Based on our results, significant association was found between QoL and illness perceptions. However, QoL was most associated with functional status and disease activity.

Conclusion: Assessment of illness perception in routine clinical practice could contribute to a better understanding of problems in patients’ behavior that may disturb adherence to treatment. Psychotherapeutic approaches in addition to conventional therapy might attempt to improve patient’s QoL in AS.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Lale Aktekin This is me

Berat Meryem Alkan This is me

Fatma Gülçin Ural This is me

Nebahat Sezer This is me

Selami Akkuş This is me

Publication Date

March 30, 2018

Submission Date

March 23, 2018

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2018 Volume: 18 Number: 1

APA
Bozkurt, S., Aktekin, L., Alkan, B. M., Ural, F. G., Sezer, N., & Akkuş, S. (2018). Effect of Illness Perception on the Quality of Life in Ankylosing Spondylitis. Ankara Medical Journal, 18(1), 94-112. https://doi.org/10.17098/amj.409013
AMA
1.Bozkurt S, Aktekin L, Alkan BM, Ural FG, Sezer N, Akkuş S. Effect of Illness Perception on the Quality of Life in Ankylosing Spondylitis. Ankara Med J. 2018;18(1):94-112. doi:10.17098/amj.409013
Chicago
Bozkurt, Sinem, Lale Aktekin, Berat Meryem Alkan, Fatma Gülçin Ural, Nebahat Sezer, and Selami Akkuş. 2018. “Effect of Illness Perception on the Quality of Life in Ankylosing Spondylitis”. Ankara Medical Journal 18 (1): 94-112. https://doi.org/10.17098/amj.409013.
EndNote
Bozkurt S, Aktekin L, Alkan BM, Ural FG, Sezer N, Akkuş S (March 1, 2018) Effect of Illness Perception on the Quality of Life in Ankylosing Spondylitis. Ankara Medical Journal 18 1 94–112.
IEEE
[1]S. Bozkurt, L. Aktekin, B. M. Alkan, F. G. Ural, N. Sezer, and S. Akkuş, “Effect of Illness Perception on the Quality of Life in Ankylosing Spondylitis”, Ankara Med J, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 94–112, Mar. 2018, doi: 10.17098/amj.409013.
ISNAD
Bozkurt, Sinem - Aktekin, Lale - Alkan, Berat Meryem - Ural, Fatma Gülçin - Sezer, Nebahat - Akkuş, Selami. “Effect of Illness Perception on the Quality of Life in Ankylosing Spondylitis”. Ankara Medical Journal 18/1 (March 1, 2018): 94-112. https://doi.org/10.17098/amj.409013.
JAMA
1.Bozkurt S, Aktekin L, Alkan BM, Ural FG, Sezer N, Akkuş S. Effect of Illness Perception on the Quality of Life in Ankylosing Spondylitis. Ankara Med J. 2018;18:94–112.
MLA
Bozkurt, Sinem, et al. “Effect of Illness Perception on the Quality of Life in Ankylosing Spondylitis”. Ankara Medical Journal, vol. 18, no. 1, Mar. 2018, pp. 94-112, doi:10.17098/amj.409013.
Vancouver
1.Sinem Bozkurt, Lale Aktekin, Berat Meryem Alkan, Fatma Gülçin Ural, Nebahat Sezer, Selami Akkuş. Effect of Illness Perception on the Quality of Life in Ankylosing Spondylitis. Ankara Med J. 2018 Mar. 1;18(1):94-112. doi:10.17098/amj.409013

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