Objectives: This study aims to establish the first national treatment recommendations by the Turkish League Against Rheumatism (TLAR) for psoriatic arthritis (PsA) based on the current evidence.
Materials and methods: A systematic literature review was performed regarding the management of PsA. The TLAR expert committee consisted of 13 rheumatologists and 12 physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists experienced in the treatment and care of patients with PsA from 22 centers. The TLAR recommendations were built on those of European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) 2015. Levels of evidence and agreement were determined.
Results: Recommendations included five overarching principles and 13 recommendations covering therapies for PsA, particularly focusing on musculoskeletal involvement. Level of agreement was greater than eight for each item.
Conclusion: This is the first paper that summarizes the recommendations of TLAR as regards the treatment of PsA. We believe that this paper provides Turkish physicians dealing with PsA patients a practical guide in their routine clinical practice.
C1 [Nas, Kemal] Sakarya Univ, Sch Med, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Div Rheumatol & Immunol, Sakarya, Turkey.
[Kilic, Erkan] Afyonkarahisar State Hosp, Rheumatol Clin, Afyon, Turkey.
[Cevik, Remzi] Dicle Univ, Sch Med, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Div Rheumatol, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
[Bodur, Hatice] Yildirim Beyazit Univ, Sch Med, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Ankara, Turkey.
[Ataman, Sebnem; Sunar, Ismihan; Yilmaz, Gurkan] Ankara Univ, Sch Med, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Div Rheumatol, Ankara, Turkey.
[Ayhan, Figen] Usak Univ, Sch Hlth Sci, Dept Phys Therapy & Rehabil, Usak, Turkey.
[Ayhan, Figen] Ankara Numune Training & Res Hosp, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Ankara, Turkey.
[Akgul, Ozgur] Celal Bayar Univ, Sch Med, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Div Rheumatol, Manisa, Turkey.
[Akinci, Aysen] Hacettepe Univ, Sch Med, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Ankara, Turkey.
[Altay, Zuhal] Inonu Univ, Sch Med, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Malatya, Turkey.
[Capkin, Erhan] Karadeniz Tech Univ, Sch Med, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Trabzon, Turkey.
[Dagli, Abdullah Zubeyir] Bitlis State Hosp, Phys Med & Rehabil Clin, Bitlis, Turkey.
[Duruoz, Tuncay] Marmara Univ, Sch Med, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Div Rheumatol, Istanbul, Turkey.
[Gurer, Gulcan] Adnan Menderes Univ, Sch Med, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Div Rheumatol, Aydin, Turkey.
[Gogus, Feride] Gazi Univ, Sch Med, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Div Rheumatol, Ankara, Turkey.
[Garip, Yesim] Ankara Numune Training & Res Hosp, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Ankara, Turkey.
[Kacar, Cahit] Akdeniz Univ, Sch Med, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Antalya, Turkey.
[Kamanli, Ayhan] Sakarya Univ, Sch Med, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Div Rheumatol, Sakarya, Turkey.
[Kaptanoglu, Ece] Cumhuriyet Univ, Sch Med, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Div Rheumatol, Sivas, Turkey.
[Kaya, Taciser] Izmir Bozyaka Training & Res Hosp, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Izmir, Turkey.
[Kocabas, Hilal] Necmettin Erbakan Univ, Meram Sch Med, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Div Rheumatol, Konya, Turkey.
[Ozdemirel, Erhan Ali] Hlth Sci Univ, Ankara Diskapi Training & Res Hosp, Dept Rheumatol Clin, Ankara, Turkey.
[Ozel, Sumru] Hitit Univ, Sch Med, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Corum, Turkey.
[Sezer, Ilhan] Hlth Sci Univ, Antalya Training & Res Hosp, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Antalya, Turkey.