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- Title
Body Image in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
- Authors
Jolly, Meenakshi; Pickard, A.; Mikolaitis, Rachel; Cornejo, Jessica; Sequeira, Winston; Cash, Thomas; Block, Joel
- Abstract
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.
- Subjects
BODY image; CHI-squared test; CONFIDENCE intervals; STATISTICAL correlation; LONGITUDINAL method; PROBABILITY theory; QUALITY of life; SCALES (Weighing instruments); SYSTEMIC lupus erythematosus; T-test (Statistics); SAMPLE size (Statistics); MULTIPLE regression analysis; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 2012, Vol 19, Issue 2, p157
- ISSN
1070-5503
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12529-011-9154-9