Correlation between physical markers and psychiatric health in a Portuguese systemic lupus erythematosus cohort: The role of suffering in chronic autoimmune disease

• Autor(es): Figueiredo-Braga, Margarida ; Cornaby, Caleb ; Bernardes, Miguel ; Figueiredo, Marta ; Mesquita, Cristina ; Costa, Lúcia ; Poole, Brian D
• Data: 2018
• Identificador Persistente: https://hdl.handle.net/1822/63566
• Origem: RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
• Assunto(s): Adult; Anxiety; Case-Control Studies; Cohort Studies; Depression; Humans; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic; Middle Aged; Portugal; Quality of Life; Mental Health
• Tipo de Documento: Artigo científico
• Idioma: Inglês
• Contribuidor(es): Universidade do Minho

Descrição

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects a large number of people throughout the world. Anxiety, depression and fatigue are common symptoms of SLE that substantially contribute to decreased quality of life. This study investigates the interplay between physical and psychiatric manifestations of lupus. To this end, an SLE patient cohort was examined for correlations between clinical presentation, laboratory tests, and psychological indicators.