BACKGROUND: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a multisystemic disease of young women may be disfiguring and affect physical and emotional health. Body image literature in SLE is scant and controversial. PURPOSE: We compared body image-related quality of life in subjects with (n = 87) and without (n = 78) SLE and determined its correlates using the body image quality of life inventory (BIQLI). METHOD: The tool was self-administered to consenting individuals. Demographic information along with disease activity and damage assessments for SLE patients were obtained. T test, chi square test, correlational, and regression analyses were used to make comparisons. RESULTS: Mean age (±SD) were 42.4 ± 13.1 and 38.7 ± 13.2 years for SLE and non-SLE subjects, respectively. Mean (±SD) BIQLI scores were significantly worse in SLE than non-SLE subjects: 19.9 ± 33.2 and 41.6 ± 24.8 (p = 0.001). In SLE, BIQLI scores correlated inversely with overall damage, irreversible cutaneous damage, alopecia, and self-reported depression, and directly with age and health status. CONCLUSION: Body image in SLE is poor, and effective interventions may be directed at cutaneous disease activity, damage, and depression.
BACKGROUND:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a multisystemic disease of young women may be disfiguring and affect physical and emotional health. Body image literature in SLE is scant and controversial. PURPOSE: We compared body image-related quality of life in subjects with (n = 87) and without (n = 78) SLE and determined its correlates using the body image quality of life inventory (BIQLI). METHOD: The tool was self-administered to consenting individuals. Demographic information along with disease activity and damage assessments for SLEpatients were obtained. T test, chi square test, correlational, and regression analyses were used to make comparisons. RESULTS: Mean age (±SD) were 42.4 ± 13.1 and 38.7 ± 13.2 years for SLE and non-SLE subjects, respectively. Mean (±SD) BIQLI scores were significantly worse in SLE than non-SLE subjects: 19.9 ± 33.2 and 41.6 ± 24.8 (p = 0.001). In SLE, BIQLI scores correlated inversely with overall damage, irreversible cutaneous damage, alopecia, and self-reported depression, and directly with age and health status. CONCLUSION: Body image in SLE is poor, and effective interventions may be directed at cutaneous disease activity, damage, and depression.
Authors: Helen M Conaglen; Dennis de Jong; Veronica Crawford; Marianne S Elston; John V Conaglen Journal: Int J Endocrinol Date: 2015-05-20 Impact factor: 3.257
Authors: Vera Golder; Rangi Kandane-Rathnayake; Alberta Yik-Bun Hoi; Molla Huq; Worawit Louthrenoo; Yuan An; Zhan Guo Li; Shue Fen Luo; Sargunan Sockalingam; Chak Sing Lau; Mo Yin Mok; Aisha Lateef; Kate Franklyn; Susan Morton; Sandra Teresa V Navarra; Leonid Zamora; Yeong-Jian Wu; Laniyati Hamijoyo; Madelynn Chan; Sean O'Neill; Fiona Goldblatt; Mandana Nikpour; Eric Francis Morand Journal: Arthritis Res Ther Date: 2017-03-20 Impact factor: 5.156