Early diagnosis and treatment of PsA may prevent destruction in joints.Our aim is to create a simple and user friendly screening tool that can be used by dermatologists in out patient clinics.
A question pool will be created from a review of the literature and expert opinions from a physicians experienced in rheumatology and dermatologists .Psoriasis patients will answer these newly created questions. All patients will be examined by dermatology and also physical therapy and rehabilitation-rheumatology experts. The diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) will be made by CASPAR (Classification criteria for psoriatic arthritis) criteria and ASAS (Assessment of Spondyloarthritis International Society) criteria for spondyloarthritis. Synchronously patients will be asked for to reply Turkish version of well known questionary named TOPAS 2. According to the results of collected data, statistically best matched questions will be selected for Turkish population. Also, the reliability of TUPAST (Turkish PsA Screening Tool) and TOPAS 2 (Toronto Psoriatic Arthritis Screen II) will be compared statistically.
