SAT0216 PATIENT PERCEPTIONS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AFTER A DIAGNOSIS OF GIANT CELL ARTERITIS: A SECONDARY ANALYSIS OF MULTINATIONAL QUALITATIVE DATA

Background

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common vasculitis in the UK, with an incidence of 220 cases/million in adults over 50 years of age. The physical symptoms as well as the side effects of glucocorticoids may impact patients’ ability to exercise. Maintaining physical activity (PA) has been shown to be beneficial to disease activity in other inflammatory conditions, and is also a specific priority for GCA patients....