Depression, anxiety, and quality of life in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Ali DehghanHamidreza SoltaniSeyedeh Tahereh Faezi Azarakhsh Baghdadi Hossein Soleymani SalehabadiHamidreza BashiriRoya HemayatiMehrdad MansouriMohammad MotaghiMohammad Nejadhosseinian

Published in: Reumatologia (2023)

We found that depression, anxiety, and stress are common in patients with SLE, and quality of life is significantly affected. A high percentage of patients with SLE deal with some degree of distress. Routine evaluation of the quality of life and psychological disturbances is recommended in patients with SLE. Non-pharmacological interventions as well as specialist referral should be considered in patients with anxiety, depression, or stress.

Keyphrases

sleep quality
systemic lupus erythematosus
depressive symptoms
disease activity
physical activity
primary care
stress induced
clinical practice