AB1403-HPR Investigation of the validity of bety scale in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Background The Cognitive Exercise Therapy Approach is a biopsychosocial model for the patients with rheumatic diseases. 1 Cognitive Exercise Therapy Approach Scale (the authors request that the abbreviation stay as “BETY” as the original in Turkish) is a scale that evaluates the biopsychosocial status of the patients with rheumatic diseases. This scale needs validation studies in different rheumatic diseases. 2 Objectives The aim of this study is to investigate the validation of the BETY scale in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). Methods 120 RA patients were included in this study. To determine the functional status of the patient Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) was used. Rheumatoid Arthritis Quality of Life Scale (RAQoL) and 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36) were used to measure quality of life. Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) was used to determine anxiety and depression levels. BETY scale was used to in addition to this questionaires for the validation. Results 120 RA patients including 13 men and 107 women were participated in the study. The average age of the participating patients was 28,47±11,39 years and the body mass index was 28.4±6,56. There was a very high correlation between the BETY scale and RAQoL (r=0,817, p Conclusions There were high or moderate correlations between the BETY scale and valid and reliable scales that are developed for these parameters. The BETY scale can be considered as a valid scale in patients with RA. References [1] Kisacik P, Unal E, Akman U, Yapali G, Karabulut E, Akdogan A. Investigating the effects of a multidimensional exercise program on symptoms and antiinflammatory status in female patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Complementary therapies in clinical practice. 2016;22:38–43. [2] Unal E, Arin G, Karaca Nb, Kiraz S, Akdogan A, Kalyoncu U, et al. Romatizmali hastalar icin bir yasam kalitesi olceginin gelistirilmesi: madde havuzunun olusturulmasi. Journal of Exercise Therapy and Rehabilitation. 2017;4(2):67–75. Disclosure of Interest None declared