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Table 1 Demographic and disease information of postal survey sample (n = 52)

From: Psoriatic Arthritis Quality of Life Questionnaire: translation, cultural adaptation and validation into Brazilian Portuguese language

Age (years)

 Mean (SD)

54.7 (11.8)

 Range

24.5–78.6

Gender (%)

 Male

17 (32.7)

 Female

35 (67.3)

Marital Status (%)

 Married/Living as Married

31 (59.6)

 Divorced

4 (7.7)

 Widowed

4 (7.7)

 Single

13 (25.0)

Work Status (%)

 Full-time

10 (19.2)

 Part-time

4 (7.7)

 Retired

14 (26.9)

 Long term sick leave

10 (19.2)

 Homemaker

7 (13.5)

 Unemployed

7 (13.5)

Perceived disease severity (%)

 Mild

16 (30.8)

 Moderate

19 (36.5)

 Quite Severe

14 (26.9)

 Very Severe

3 (5.8)

Perceived general health (%)

 Excellent

2 (3.8)

 Good

14 (26.9)

 Fair

30 (57.7)

 Poor

6 (11.5)

Flare (%)

 Yes

14 (26.9)

 No

38 (73.1)

Disease Duration (years)

 Mean (SD)

8.9 (6.6)

 Range

0.5–30