A seasonal correlation with patient-reported outcomes (PROs) were impacted by factors like sleep and fatigue among a group of patients with arthritis, with worse disease severity linked to spring and fall months, according to research presented at the 2024 European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR).

“Inflammatory Arthritides (IA) cause complex flares, partly explained by factors like diet, lifestyle, and medications, prompting speculation about the influence of seasonality,” wrote a team of investigators led by Shreena Kamlesh Gandhi, MD, associated with the Kansas University School of Medicine. “Studies suggest that winter and spring trigger most exacerbations, but findings are contentious due to symptom overlap with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). It remains unclear whether seasons directly impact disease activity or through SAD-related symptoms.”

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