Author:
Floris Alberto,Piga Matteo,Laconi Riccardo,Espinosa Gerard,Lopalco Giuseppe,Serpa Pinto Luisa,Kougkas Nikolaos,Sota Jurgen,Lo Monaco Andrea,Govoni Marcello,Cantarini Luca,Bertsias George,Correia João,Iannone Florenzo,Cervera Ricard,Vasconcelos Carlos,Mathieu Alessandro,Cauli Alberto
Abstract
Abstract
Background
This study aimed to investigate the trajectory of damage accrual, associated factors, and impact on health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) in a multicenter cohort of patients with Behçet’s syndrome (BS) over 2 years of follow-up.
Methods
Patients recruited in the BS Overall Damage Index (BODI) validation study were prospectively monitored for 2 years and assessed for damage accrual, defined as an increase ≥1 in the BODI score, and HR-QoL was evaluated by the SF-36 questionnaire. Logistic and multiple linear regression models were built to determine factors associated with damage accrual and impairment in the different SF-36 domains.
Results
During follow-up, 36 out of 189 (19.0%) patients had an increase ≥1 in the BODI score with a mean (SD) difference of 1.7 (0.8) (p <0.001). The incidence rate of damage accrual was stable over time, regardless of the disease duration. Out of 61 new BODI items, 25 (41.0%) were considered related to glucocorticoid (GC) use. In multivariate analysis, duration of GC therapy (OR per 1-year 1.15, 95% CI 1.07–1.23; p <0.001) and occurrence of ≥1 disease relapse (OR 3.15, 95% CI 1.09–9.12; p 0.038) were identified as predictors of damage accrual, whereas the use of immunosuppressants showed a protective effect (OR 0.20, 95% CI 0.08–0.54, p<0.001). Damage accrual was independently associated with the impairment of different physical domains and, to a greater extent, in emotional domains of the SF-36 questionnaire. Female sex, higher disease activity, and fibromyalgia were also significantly associated with impairment in HR-QoL.
Conclusion
In BS, organ damage accrues over time, also in long-standing disease, resulting in an impairment of the perceived physical and mental health. Adequate immunosuppressive treatment, preventing disease flares and minimizing exposure to GCs have a crucial role in lowering the risk of damage accrual.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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