30/05/2023
This feature in the limbic summarised some of our findings from the national study we undertook, about the impact of foot problems in those with PsA. You can see that almost have of the people who kindly completed the survey for us reported a history of repeated falls. We are just about to undertake another study trying to find out why that might be the case! If you live close to Brisbane and would like to help with this study - we will post some details of how you can get involved shortly. Over the next few weeks - we will start to share some of the findings we have made from the national survey and what we found out about the impacts that PsA had on footwear choices, how nail problems impacted people and the levels of physical activity people with PsA could undertake. We will also share the details of some of the research papers published around the survey and its development - which we hope can provide better guidance for health professionals, so that those with PsA and foot problems get better outcomes.
About half (49%) of patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) report a history of falls in the preceding 12 months, according to an online survey of more than 600 Australian patients. The survey, published in a letter to the editor in Rheumatology, also found that more than 30% of those patients repor...
