Emotional Ability and Skin-restricted Lupus Evolution: A Longitudinal Study
| Autor: | Isabelle Jalenques, Fabien Rondepierre, Aurélien Mulliez, Michel D'Incan, Silla M. Consoli, The LuPsy cohort investigators |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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| Zdroj: | Acta Dermato-Venereologica, Vol 99, Iss 6, Pp 564-570 (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0001-5555 1651-2057 00015555 |
| DOI: | 10.2340/00015555-3161 |
| Popis: | Impaired emotional abilities (higher scores of alexithymia and lower levels of emotional awareness) were found in patients with skin-restricted lupus, warranting examination of the relationship between these abilities and the evolution of skin-restricted lupus, using longitudinal data. A total of 75 consecutive outpatients with skin-restricted lupus were recruited and assessed by a dermatologist and a psychiatrist every 6 months over a period of 2.5 years. Alexithymia and emotional awareness were evaluated with the French versions of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) and the Levels of Emotional Awareness Scale (LEAS). During follow-up, good stability of the LEAS scores was observed, whereas TAS-20 scores varied; those variations were positively associated both with lupus duration and current psychiatric and personality disorders, but not with lupus remission. Such findings regarding 2 complementary aspects of emotional functioning are of direct interest for the management of patients with skin-restricted lupus. |
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