The Correlations of Disease Activity, Socioeconomic Status, Quality of Life, and DepressionAnxiety in Chinese Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Joint Authors
Xu, Xujuan
Huang, Xiaoqin
Feng, Guijuan
Tan, Wei
Da, Zhanyun
Gu, Zhifeng
Liu, Hong
He, Yan
Liu, Jinwei
Shen, Biyu
Chen, Weijun
Source
Journal of Immunology Research
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-06-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The prevalence of psychological problems is frequent in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients and appears to be increasing.
The current study investigated the relationship among disease parameters, quality of life, and the psychological status in Chinese patients with SLE.
A self-report survey design was administered to 170 SLE patients and 210 healthy individuals using the Self-Rating Anxiety Scale, the Self-Rating Depression Scale, and the Short Form 36 health survey (SF-36).
Our results showed that 20.3% SLE patients had anxiety, and 32.9% had depression, which were significantly higher than the control group (7.1%, 14.3%, resp.).
And there were significant correlations among socioeconomic status (SES), disease activity, and anxiety/depression in SLE patients.
Meanwhile, SF-36 analysis results revealed that VT, PF, and RP scales were the most powerful predictors of anxiety of SLE patients, and SLEDAI, VT, PF, SF, and RE domains were significantly accounted for anxiety.
In summary, there were significant relationships among disease parameters, quality of life, and anxiety/depression in Chinese SLE patients.
Therefore, it is necessary to have psychiatric and psychological evaluations and formulate an integrated approach for managing mental health in Chinese lupus patients, especially those who have high disease activity, low SES, and poor quality of life.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Shen, Biyu& Tan, Wei& Feng, Guijuan& He, Yan& Liu, Jinwei& Chen, Weijun…[et al.]. 2013. The Correlations of Disease Activity, Socioeconomic Status, Quality of Life, and DepressionAnxiety in Chinese Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Journal of Immunology Research،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1006572
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Shen, Biyu…[et al.]. The Correlations of Disease Activity, Socioeconomic Status, Quality of Life, and DepressionAnxiety in Chinese Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Journal of Immunology Research No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1006572
American Medical Association (AMA)
Shen, Biyu& Tan, Wei& Feng, Guijuan& He, Yan& Liu, Jinwei& Chen, Weijun…[et al.]. The Correlations of Disease Activity, Socioeconomic Status, Quality of Life, and DepressionAnxiety in Chinese Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Journal of Immunology Research. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1006572
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1006572