Depression and anxiety in systemic lupus erythematosus: A case-control study on prevalence and associated factors in a single-center cohort.

Paola León-Suárez Íñigo Rúa-FigueroaJesús González MartínTeresa Rodríguez-SosaCelia ErausquinCristina Del Pino Almeida SantiagoFrancisco Rubiño JuárezYanira Pérez VeraLaura Cáceres MartínRubén López SánchezJuan Carlos Quevedo AbeledoFélix Francisco HernándezSoledad Ojeda BrunoAntonio Naranjo HernándezAdrián Quevedo RodríguezCarlos Rodríguez Lozano

Published in: Lupus (2023)

Depression and anxiety are most likely underdiagnosed in SLE. Prevalence appears to be similar to that of other chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases. Anxiety is associated with fibromyalgia, while depression is also associated with single marital status, smoking, organ damage, and severity of SLE.

Keyphrases

systemic lupus erythematosus
risk factors
disease activity
oxidative stress
sleep quality
depressive symptoms
smoking cessation