AB0795 Are patients with ankylosing spondylitis afraid of falling compared to healthy controls?: the role of balance and posture

Background Fear of falling is a low perception self-efficacy in avoiding during basic, non-hazardous activities daily life, and concern about falling. It risk factor for falls individuals without history may have fear Although it has been shown that the increased patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), there lack sufficient data on AS relation spinal mobility balance these controversial. Objectives The aims this study were to compare parameters healthy controls evaluate mobility, parameters, pain, disease activity, functional capacity AS. Methods Forty diagnosed 50 gender-age matched included. Demographic number within last one year questioned all participants. by Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I), Berg Balance Scale (BBS) Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) assessed In patients; Bath Metrology Index (BASMI), pain visual analog scale (VAS), activity Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity (BASDAI), Functional (BASFI) evaluated. Kolmogorov Smirnov test, chi-square Student t Pearson correlation analysis, Multivariate linear regression analysis used statistical analyses. Results mean ages patient control groups 45.73 ± 9.5 (18-63) 42.28 8.1 (26-56), respectively. Patients’ scores significantly higher, BBS SPPB lower compared (p<0.001). FES-I positively correlated VAS BASFI BASDAI scores, negatively (SPPB p<0.05, others p<0.001). BASMI only (p<0.05). positive was Conclusion study, had more than individuals. worse associated poor patients. limitation, also Since sample good no might not found between mobility. According results even if falls; exercises, reducing preserving functions help reduce Future studies including restriction clarify relationship References [1]Lim GRS, Ng CH, Kwan YH, Fong W. Prevalence factors spondyloarthritis: A systematic review. Int J Rheum Dis 2021;24(5):623-32. [2]Dursun N, Sarkaya S, Ozdolap Dursun E, Zateri C, Altan L, et al. Risk spondylitis. Clin Rheumatol 2015;21(2):76-80. [3]Murray H, Elliott Barton Murray A. Do poorer normal subjects? Rheumatology (Oxford) 2000;39(5):497-500 Disclosure Interests None declared