Browsing by Author "Ozgocmen, S"

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    Presence of enthesopathy demonstrated with ultrasonography in systemic sclerosis
    Kilic, E; Kilic, G; Akgul, O; Ozgocmen, S
    Objective. The aim of this study was to sonographically assess the presence and distribution of enthesopathy in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Methods. Consecutive patients with SSc and age-matched healthy controls were included in this study. All of the patients met the 2013 American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism classification criteria for SSc. Six entheses sites were evaluated using gray scale and Doppler ultrasonographies (USs) with a linear transducer and were scored using the Madrid Sonography Enthesitis Index (MASEI). Results. We evaluated 52 patients with SSc (46.10 +/- 13.42 years) and 41 healthy controls (49.59 +/- 9.35 years). Patients with SSc had significantly higher MASEI scores than the healthy controls. Except for plantar aponeurosis, the tendons and ligaments were thicker in the SSc group. In the SSc group, there were 25 (48.1%) diffuse cutaneous SScs and 22 (42.3%) limited cutaneous SScs. Variables such as age, BMI, disease duration, diagnostic delay and MASEI scores were similar in subgroups of SSc. There was a positive correlation between MASEI score and age, modified Rodnan's skin score and dyspnea grade, and a negative correlation with handgrip strength. Conclusion. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study showing the presence of enthesopathy in patients with SSc using US. Enthesopathy should be kept in mind in symptomatic patients with SSc; additionally, it can be easily identified with US.
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    SERUM AND TISSUE LEVELS OF HYALURONAN IN PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS
    Kilic, E; Kilic, G; Karadas, G; Akgul, O; Aytekin, M; Sonmez, MF; Ozgocmen, S
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    Translation and validation of the Turkish version of the Ankylosing Spondylitis Quality of Life (ASQOL) questionnaire
    Duruöz, MT; Doward, L; Turan, Y; Cerrahoglu, L; Yurtkuran, M; Calis, M; Tas, N; Ozgocmen, S; Yoleri, O; Durmaz, B; Oncel, S; Tuncer, T; Sendur, O; Birtane, M; Tuzun, F; Bingol, U; Kirnap, M; Erturk, GC; Ardicoglu, O; Memis, A; Atamaz, F; Kizil, R; Kacar, C; Gurer, G; Uzunca, K; Sari, H
    The Ankylosing Spondylitis Quality of Life (ASQoL) questionnaire is a disease-specific measure of needs-based quality of life developed in the UK and the Netherlands. This study describes translation, validation, and reliability of the scale into Turkish population. The ASQoL was translated into Turkish using the dual-panel process. Content validity was assessed via cognitive debriefing interviews with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients. Patients with AS according to modified New York criteria were recruited into the study from 12 hospitals of all part of Turkey. Psychometric and scaling properties were assessed via a two administration survey involving the ASQoL, the Nottingham Health Profile (NHP), Bath AS Functional Index (BASFI), and Bath AS Disease Activity Index (BASDAI). Classical psychometrics assessed reliability, convergent validity (correlation of ASQoL with NHP, BASFI, and BASDAI) and discriminative validity (correlation of ASQoL with perceived AS-severity and general health). Cognitive debriefing showed the new Turkish ASQoL to be clear, relevant, and comprehensive. Completed survey questionnaires were received from 277 AS patients (80 % Male, mean age 42.2/SD 11.6, mean AS duration 9.4 years/SD 9.4). Test-retest reliability was excellent (0.96), indicating low random measurement error for the scale. Correlations of ASQoL with NHP sections were low to moderate (NHP Sleep 0.34; NHP Emotional Reactions 0.83) suggesting the measures assess related but distinct constructs. The measure was able to discriminate between patients based on their perceived disease severity (p < 0.0001) and self-reported general health (p < 0.0001). The Turkish version of ASQoL has good reliability and validity properties. It is practical and useful scale to assess the quality of life in AS patients in Turkish population.
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    Discriminant validity of the Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS) in patients with non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis and ankylosing spondylitis: a cohort study
    Kilic, E; Kilic, G; Akgul, O; Ozgocmen, S
    The aim of this study was to assess discriminant validity of Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS)-C-reactive protein (-CRP) and ASDAS-erythrocyte sedimentation rate (-ESR) and to compare with The Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) as clinical tools for the measurement of disease activity in patients with non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Also, the cut-off values for ASDAS-CRP in nr-axSpA and AS is revisited. Patients with axSpA were recruited from Erciyes Spondyloarthritis Cohort (ESPAC) and were assessed for disease activity, quality of life and functional measures. The discriminatory ability of ASDAS-CRP and ASDAS-ESR was assessed using standardized mean differences and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves analysis. Optimal cut-off values for disease activity scores were calculated. Two hundred and eighty-seven patients with axSpA (nr-axSpA:132, AS:155) were included in this study. Two ASDAS versions and BASDAI had good correlations with patient's and physician's global assessment in both groups. Discriminatory ability of ASDAS-CRP, ASDAS-ESR and BASDAI were similar in patients with nr-axSpA and AS when the patients were assigned into low and high disease activity according to the ASAS partial remission, patient's and physician's global assessment scores (based on the comparison of ROC curves). ASDAS cut-off values are quite similar between groups indicating that ASDAS-CRP works similarly well in nr-axSpA and AS. The performance of ASDAS to discriminate low and high disease activity and cut-off values are quite similar in patients with AS and non-radiographic axial SpA.