EDB-senteret som arbeidsplass : en intern spørreskjemaundersøkelse.

EDB-senteret har vært plaget med en ustabil personalsituasjon i det siste. Denne undersøkelsen tar sikte på å kartlegge årsakene til dette og foreslå tiltak for å bedre stabiliteten. bedring av terminalarbeidsplassene og den interne kommunikasjonen kolleger imellom samt omorganisering av kontakten med brukerne er tiltak som de ansatte prioriterer. Lønn og avansemuligheter er imidlertid fortsatt viktige faktorer for å holde på arbeidskraften

Ankylosing Spondylitis versus Nonradiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis:Comparison of Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor Effectiveness and Effect of HLA-B27 Status. An Observational Cohort Study from the Nationwide DANBIO Registry

Objective.To compare baseline disease activity and treatment effectiveness in biologic-naive patients with nonradiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) who initiate tumor necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) treatment and to study the role of potential confounders (e.g., HLA-B27 status).Methods.Observational cohort study based on prospectively registered data in the nationwide DANBIO registry. We used Kaplan-Meier plots, Cox, and logistic regression analyses to study the effect of diagnosis (nr-axSpA vs AS) and potential confounders (sex/age/start yr/HLA-B27/disease duration/TNFi-type/smoking/baseline disease activity) on TNFi adherence and response [e.g., Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Activity Index (BASDAI) 50%/20 mm].Results.The study included 1250 TNFi-naive patients with axSpA (29% nr-axSpA, 50% AS, 21% lacked radiographs of sacroiliac joints). Patients with nr-axSpA were more frequently women (50%/27%) and HLA-B27–negative (85/338 = 25%), compared to AS (81/476 = 17%; p &lt; 0.01). At TNFi start patients with nr-axSpA had higher visual analog scale scores [median (quartiles)] for pain: 72 mm (55–84)/65 mm (48–77); global: 76 mm (62–88)/68 mm (50–80); fatigue: 74 mm (55–85)/67 mm (50–80); and BASDAI: 64 (54–77)/59 (46–71); all p &lt; 0.01. However, patients with nr-axSpA had lower C-reactive protein: 7 mg/l (3–17)/11 mg/l (5–22); and BAS Metrology Index: 20 (10–40)/40 (20–50); all p &lt; 0.01. Median (95% CI) treatment adherence was poorer in nr-axSpA than in AS: 1.59 years (1.15–2.02) versus 3.67 years (2.86–4.49), p &lt; 0.0001; but only in univariate and not confounder-adjusted analyses (p &gt; 0.05). Response rates were similar in AS and nr-axSpA (p &gt; 0.05). HLA-B27 negativity was associated with poorer treatment adherence [HLA-B27 negative/positive, nr-axSpA: HR 1.74 (1.29–2.36), AS: HR 2.04 (1.53–2.71), both p &lt; 0.0001]; and lower response rates (nr-axSpA: 18/61 = 30% vs 93/168 = 55%; AS: 17/59 = 29% vs 157/291 = 54%, both p &lt; 0.05).Conclusion.In this nationwide cohort, patients with nr-axSpA had higher subjective disease activity at start of first TNFi treatment, but similar outcomes to patients with AS after confounder adjustment. HLA-B27 positivity was associated with better outcomes irrespective of axSpA subdiagnosis.</jats:sec