Achten Helena , Deroo Liselotte , Vanhoof Sophie , De Boeck Kristel , Deprez Joke , Dumas Emilie , Genbrugge Eva , Bauters Wouter , Roels Dimitri , Dochy Frederick , Creytens David , Elewaut Dirk , Peene Isabelle
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Autonomic dysfunction symptoms in Sjögren’s Disease: A missed dimension linked to disease burden and work disability
Background
Autonomic dysfunction (AD) has been reported in Sjögren’s Disease (SjD), but its relationship with established objective and patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) is unclear.
Objectives
The primary aim was to assess AD symptoms in a large SjD cohort and to examine their association with established SjD outcome measures. Secondary, the relationship between AD symptoms and symptom-based endotypes, work disability, and vaginal dryness was evaluated.
Methods
The Composite Autonomic Symptom Score 31 (COMPASS-31) was completed by 266 SjD patients from the Belgian Sjögren’s Syndrome Transition Trial. Objective measures included glandular involvement (ultrasound, focus score, sicca tests) and systemic disease activity (European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) Sjögren’s Syndrome Disease Activity Index). PROMs included EULAR patient reported index, Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale, modified fatigue Impact scale, vaginal dryness and profession. The Newcastle Sjögren’s Stratification Tool stratified patients into 'Low Symptom Burden', 'Dryness Dominant with Fatigue', 'Pain Dominant with Fatigue (PDF)' and 'High Symptom Burden (HSB)'.
Results
COMPASS-31 did not correlate with objective measures, but showed significant associations with anxiety (ρ = 0.41), depression (ρ = 0.44), pain (ρ = 0.35), dryness (ρ = 0.29) and fatigue (ρ = 0.37), (p < 0.001). Integrating these PROMS into symptom-based endotypes, COMPASS-31 was highest in HSB and PDF (p < 0.001). COMPASS-31 independently predicted work disability (OR 2.10, 95 % CI 1.29–3.44, p < 0.01) and was higher in premenopausal women with vaginal dryness (p < 0.01).
Conclusion
AD symptoms are not captured by established outcome measures but meaningfully contribute to disease burden and work disability. COMPASS-31 may serve as a valuable complementary PROM. Future studies should objectify AD and clarify its pathophysiology.
期刊介绍:
Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism provides access to the highest-quality clinical, therapeutic and translational research about arthritis, rheumatology and musculoskeletal disorders that affect the joints and connective tissue. Each bimonthly issue includes articles giving you the latest diagnostic criteria, consensus statements, systematic reviews and meta-analyses as well as clinical and translational research studies. Read this journal for the latest groundbreaking research and to gain insights from scientists and clinicians on the management and treatment of musculoskeletal and autoimmune rheumatologic diseases. The journal is of interest to rheumatologists, orthopedic surgeons, internal medicine physicians, immunologists and specialists in bone and mineral metabolism.