title: The Psoriatic Arthritis Registry of Turkey: results of a multicentre registry on 1081 patients.
abstract: The aim was to assess the characteristics of PsA, find out how well the disease is controlled in real life, demonstrate the treatments and identify the unmet needs.
  
  
  
  The PsA registry of Turkey is a multicentre Web-based registry established in 2014 and including 32 rheumatology centres. Detailed data regarding demographics for skin and joint disease, disease activity assessments and treatment choices were collected.
  
  
  
  One thousand and eighty-one patients (64.7% women) with a mean (sd) PsA duration of 5.8 (6.7) years were enrolled. The most frequent type of PsA was polyarticular [437 (40.5%)], followed by oligoarticular [407 (37.7%)] and axial disease [372 (34.4%)]. The mean (sd) swollen and tender joint counts were 1.7 (3) and 3.6 (4.8), respectively. Of these patients, 38.6% were on conventional synthetic DMARD monotherapy, 7.1% were on anti-TNF monotherapy, and 22.5% were using anti-TNF plus conventional synthetic DMARD combinations. According to DAS28, 86 (12.4%) patients had high and 105 (15.2%) had moderate disease activity. Low disease activity was achieved in 317 (45.7%) patients, and 185 (26.7%) were in remission. Minimal disease activity data could be calculated in 247 patients, 105 of whom (42.5%) had minimal disease activity. The major differences among sexes were that women were older and had less frequent axial disease, more fatigue, higher HAQ scores and less remission.
  
  
  
  The PsA registry of Turkey had similarities with previously published registries, supporting its external validity. The finding that women had more fatigue and worse functioning as well as the high percentage of active disease state highlight the unmet need in treatment of PsA.
authors: Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Hacettepe University, Ankara umut.kalyoncu@yahoo.com.
authors: Umut
authors: U
authors: Kalyoncu
authors: Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Ege University, Izmir.
authors: Özün
authors: Ö
authors: Bayindir
authors: Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Uludag University, Bursa.
authors: Mustafa
authors: M
authors: Ferhat Öksüz
authors: Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta.
authors: Atalay
authors: A
authors: Doğru
authors: Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Gaziantep University, Ankara.
authors: Gezmiş
authors: G
authors: Kimyon
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Izmir Katip Celebi University School of Medicine, Izmir.
authors: Emine Figen
authors: EF
authors: Tarhan
authors: Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Hacettepe University, Ankara.
authors: Abdulsamet
authors: A
authors: Erden
authors: Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Istanbul Bilim University.
authors: Şule
authors: Ş
authors: Yavuz
authors: Department of Rheumatology, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Education and Research Hospital, İstanbul.
authors: Meryem
authors: M
authors: Can
authors: Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Sutcu Imam University, Kahramanmaras.
authors: Gözde Yıldırım
authors: GY
authors: Çetin
authors: Department of Rheumatology, Yildirim Beyazit University, Yenimahalle Education and Research Hospital, Ankara.
authors: Levent
authors: L
authors: Kılıç
authors: Faculty of Medicine, Atatürk Education and Research Hospital Department of Rheumatology, Yıldırım Beyazit University.
authors: Orhan
authors: O
authors: Küçükşahin
authors: Department of Rheumatology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital.
authors: Ahmet
authors: A
authors: Omma
authors: Department of Rheumatology, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Ankara.
authors: Cem
authors: C
authors: Ozisler
authors: Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Namik Kemal University, Tekirdag.
authors: Dilek
authors: D
authors: Solmaz
authors: Division of Rheumatology, Adana Numune Training and Research Hospital, Adana.
authors: Emine Duygu Ersözlü
authors: ED
authors: Bozkirli
authors: Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun.
authors: Lütfi
authors: L
authors: Akyol
authors: Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Fatih University.
authors: Seval Masatlıoğlu
authors: SM
authors: Pehlevan
authors: Istanbul Medeniyet University, Goztepe Training and Research Hospital.
authors: Esen Kasapoglu
authors: EK
authors: Gunal
authors: Istanbul Medeniyet University, Goztepe Training and Research Hospital.
authors: Fatos
authors: F
authors: Arslan
authors: Department of Rheumatology, Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul.
authors: Barış
authors: B
authors: Yılmazer
authors: Faculty of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors: Nilgun
authors: N
authors: Atakan
authors: Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors: Sibel Zehra
authors: SZ
authors: Aydın
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D018501:Antirheumatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015535:Arthritis, Psoriatic / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005221:Fatigue / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000071066:Patient Reported Outcome Measures; D012042:Registries; D012074:Remission Induction; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
keywords: disease activity; psoriatic arthritis; registry