TURKISH JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY, vol.24, no.4, pp.183-189, 2009 (SCI-Expanded)
Objective: Pain and stiffness disturb the psychological status and quality of life in ankylosing spondylitis ( AS) patients, which may be further deteriorated by pulmonary involvement. Therefore, detection of pulmonary involvement in AS patients is important. In this study, we aimed to detect pulmonary involvement in AS patients and to assess the effects of pulmonary involvement on Bath indexes, quality of life and psychological symptoms.