| Autor: |
Elena Elefante, Chiara Tani, Chiara Stagnaro, Viola Signorini, Alice Parma, Linda Carli, Dina Zucchi, Francesco Ferro, Marta Mosca |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2020 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Arthritis Research & Therapy, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1478-6362 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s13075-020-02334-5 |
| Popis: |
Abstract Background Remission or the lowest possible disease activity is the main target in the management of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Anyway, conflicting data are present in the literature regarding the correlation between physician-driven definitions and patient perception of the disease. The objective of this study is to evaluate the relationship between the definition of lupus low disease activity state (LLDAS) and patient’s health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Methods This is a cross-sectional, monocentric study. Adult SLE patients were included. For each patient, demographics, disease duration, medications, comorbidities, organ damage, active disease manifestations and SELENA-SLEDAI were assessed. Patients have been categorised as follows: LLDAS, remission and active disease. Each patient completed the following patient-reported outcomes (PROs): SF-36, LIT, FACIT-Fatigue and SLAQ. A SLAQ score |
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