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15 april 2021 06:10:15

 
Go Ask Your Patients! PSS-QoL Reported Perception of Dryness Correlates With Lacrimal and Salivary Flow in Primary Sjögren`s Syndrome (Frontiers in Medicine)
 


Introduction/Objectives: The patient perspective is an essential outcome parameter in the quest for effective therapy in primary Sjögren`s Syndrome (PSS). The EULAR Sjögren`s Syndrome Patient Reported Index (ESSPRI) is recommended by EULAR to quantify patient`s symptom burden and has been used in several clinical trials. Surprisingly, the patient`s perception of dryness quantified with ESSPRI does not correlate with objective measures of salivary or lacrimal flow. Thus, we evaluated a newly developed assessment tool-the Primary Sjögren`s Syndrome Quality of Life Questionnaire (PSS-QoL)—for quantifying symptoms of dryness in comparison with the ESSPRI and objective measurements of salivary and lacrimal flow.Methods: Data of patients from the PSS registry of the Medical University of Graz fulfilling the 2016 ACR/EULAR classification criteria for PSS were analyzed. The patient perspective was analyzed by PSS-QoL, ESSPRI, Xerostomia Inventory (XI) and Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI). Sicca signs were measured with Schirmer`s test, unstimulated salivary flow test (USF) and stimulated salivary flow test (SSF). ESSDAI (EULAR Sjögren`s Syndrome Disease Activity Index) and EGA (Evaluator Global Assessment, numeric rating scale from 0 to 10) were obtained. In addition, free light chains (FLC) κ and λ, rheumatoid factor (RF) IgM and IgA were determined.Results: Data from 123 PSS patients were analyzed; 91.9% (n = 113) were female, with a mean disease duration of 6.2 (±5.3) years and mean age of 60.1 (±12.4) years. PSS-QoL-dryness revealed significant negative correlations with Schirmer`s test (r = âˆ`0.31, p < 0.05) and SSF-test (r = âˆ`0.390, p < 0.01). In contrast, we found no significant correlation between ESSPRI-dryness and any objective dryness test. Lower perceived dryness was associated with higher immunological activity determined by increased levels of IgG, FLC and RF-IgA. Whereas patients with only subjective signs of dryness had lower immunological activity.Discussion: Patients` perception of dryness assessed by PSS-QoL correlates with objective measurements of salivary gland function while ESSPRI-dryness did not. Based on the PSS-QoL and objective measures of dryness two distinct groups of PSS patients could be distinguished, which may have implications in daily practice and future clinical studies.


 
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