Evaluation of a Patient-reported Frailty Tool in Women With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

Sarah B LieberMusarrat NahidStephen PagetJessica R BermanMedha BarbhaiyaLisa R SammaritanoKyriakos KirouJohn A CarrinoMangala RajanDina SheiraLisa A Mandl

Published in: The Journal of rheumatology (2021)

Frailty prevalence was high in this cohort of women with SLE using both frailty definitions, suggesting that frailty may be accelerated in women with SLE, particularly when based exclusively on self-report. Frailty remained associated with self-reported disability in adjusted analyses. The FS may be an informative point-of-care tool to identify frail women with SLE.

Keyphrases

systemic lupus erythematosus
community dwelling
disease activity
patient reported
risk factors
rheumatoid arthritis