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Does certain sociodemographic features influence the frequency of exercising in patients with ankylosing spondylitis?

Background Kinesitherapy represents an important segment of the rehabilitation of patients with ankylosing spondylitis. It is directed toward the maintenance and improvement of the function of spine, thoracic cavity and prevention of joint deformities/contractures. Purpose To determine the correlation between certain sociodemographic features and frequency of exercising in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Study design Observational-study. Methods Fifty-seven patients diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis, according to the modifed 1984 New York criteria, are enrolled in this study. Structured questionnaire containing following socio-demographic data is used in this study: data on gender, age, age of disease onset, disease duration, level of education, working status and frequency of exercising. Statistical analysis included methods of descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation coeffcient. Results Fifty-seven patients (36 men, 21 women) are enrolled in the study. Mean age of patients was 52, 9±9.78 years (men 52.5±10.97 years, women 53.7±7.58 years). Average age of the disease onset was 29.3±8.8 years (men 28±8.1 years, women 31.6±9.7 years). Average disease duration was 22.1±9.1 years (men 24.5±12 years, women 23.6±11 years). Level of education: 12 patients have some school education, 37 patients fnished high school, 1 patient has some college, 1 patient graduated from the university. 24 patients work full time, 5 patients work partial time, 26 patient are unemployed and none of them is retired. As for the frequency of exercise programmes: 23/57 patients exercise regularly on a daily basis, 7/57 patients exercise on a weekly basis and 27/57 patients exercise temporarily. Negative correlation is found between education level, working status, age of disease onset and frequency of exercising. Positive correlation (correlation is signifcant at the 0.05 level) is found between disease duration and frequency of exercising. Conclusions Exercising regimes represents an important segment of rehabilitation amoung our patients. However, future education of patients with AS should comprise more specifc information of the importance of exercising in all ankylosing spondylitis patients regardless the level of education, working status or age of disease onset.

Ankylosing spondylitis ; Exercising

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