title: Relationship between enthesitis, clinical parameters and quality of life in spondyloarthritis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the involvement of enthesis and its correlation with clinical and quality of life parameters in patients with spondyloarthritis (SpA).
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and eighteen patients who comply with the SpA classification criteria of the European Spondylarthropathy Study Group (ESSG) were included into the study. Clinical parameters such as morning stiffness, rest pain, activity pain, tender joints and swollen joints were evaluated. Enthesitis were assessed by Mander Enthesis Index (MEI). The quality of life was assessed by Short Form-36 (SF-36).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The incidence of enthesitis in patient with SpA was found at a rate of 84.9%. There was a significant correlation between MEI and morning stiffness, disease duration, tender joints and six subgroups of SF-36. The highest correlation was found between MEI and number of tender joint (p<0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Enthesitis is commonly seen among patients with SpA. Enthesitis also affects the life quality of patients negatively.
authors.affiliation: Adnan Menderes University School of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Aydin, Turkey. dryaseminturan@gmail.com
authors.forename: Yasemin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Turan
authors.forename: Mehmet Tuncay
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Duruöz
authors.forename: Lale
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cerrahoglu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015535:Arthritis, Psoriatic / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D016918:Arthritis, Reactive / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D001175:Arthrography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007596:Joints / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011788:Quality of Life; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013585:Synovitis / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology