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

• Author(s): Figueiredo-Braga, Margarida ; Cornaby, Caleb ; Bernardes, Miguel ; Figueiredo, Marta ; Mesquita, Cristina ; Costa, Lúcia ; Poole, Brian D
• Date: 2018
• Persistent ID: https://hdl.handle.net/1822/63566
• Origin: RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
• Subject(s): Adult; Anxiety; Case-Control Studies; Cohort Studies; Depression; Humans; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic; Middle Aged; Portugal; Quality of Life; Mental Health
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: English
• Contributor(s): Universidade do Minho

Description

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.