Musculoskeletal manifestations as determinants of quality of life impairment in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

• Published in: Lupus Vol. 27; no. 2; pp. 190 - 198
• Main Authors: Piga, M, Congia, M, Gabba, A, Figus, F, Floris, A, Mathieu, A, Cauli, A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.02.2018; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Arthritis; Arthritis, Rheumatoid - complications; Arthritis, Rheumatoid - psychology; Arthritis, Rheumatoid - therapy; Cross-Sectional Studies; Fatigue; Female; Fibromyalgia; Fibromyalgia - complications; Fibromyalgia - psychology; Fibromyalgia - therapy; Fractures; Humans; Lupus; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - complications; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - diagnosis; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - psychology; Male; Middle Aged; Musculoskeletal Diseases - diagnosis; Musculoskeletal Diseases - etiology; Musculoskeletal Diseases - psychology; Patient Reported Outcome Measures; Prospective Studies; Quality of life; Quality of Life - psychology; Rheumatoid arthritis; Statistical analysis; Surveys and Questionnaires - standards; Systemic lupus erythematosus; Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Diseases - complications; Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Diseases - psychology; Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Diseases - therapy; musculoskeletal involvement; Systemic lupus erythematosus; overlap syndrome; arthritis; fibromyalgia; quality of life; rheumatoid arthritis; rhupus syndrome; Jaccoud’s arthropathy

Objective The objective of this study was to identify determinants of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) impairment in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods Overall, 101 SLE patients were recruited; 37 healthy subjects and 35 rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients served as contr...