Association of disease activity with depression and anxiety in systemic lupus erythematosus: A comparison of SLEDAI-2K and SLE-DAS.

The SLE-DAS scoring system demonstrated a comparable ability to assess disease activity in SLE compared with SLEDAI-2K. Though neither scoring system showed significant associations with depression and anxiety, the presence of mucosal ulcer/serositis markedly heightened the risk of both among SLE patients.