Valentina Garofani Ramos, Maria Eduarda Pelaez de Campos, Thelma Skare, Thiago Alberto F.G. dos Santos, Gabriela Klitzke, Renato Nisihara
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This study aimed to assess the presence of loneliness in patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) in comparison to controls and to examine its possible association with depression, disease activity, disease cumulative damage, clinical and epidemiological variables.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>One hundred and nine SLE patients and 92 controls answered the following scales: CES-D (Center for Epidemiological Studies depression scale), UCLA-BR – [Brazilian version of UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) Loneliness Scale], SLEDAI (SLE disease activity index) and SLICC/ACR DI (Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics/American College of Rheumatology Damage Index), along with clinical and epidemiological variables.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>SLE patients had more depressive symptoms than controls (<em>p</em> = 0.0001), however their scores on the UCLA BR were comparable (<em>p</em> = 0.14). Depression correlated with loneliness in both patients and controls (<em>r</em> = 0.71 and 0.60 respectively with <em>p</em> < 0.0001). No associations were found between loneliness, disease activity (<em>p</em> = 0.63), SLICC/ACR DI (<em>p</em> = 0.31), and disease duration (<em>p</em> = 0.36). SLE patients with worse perceptions of family relationships exhibited increased loneliness (<em>p</em> = 0.0008).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The levels of loneliness in SLE patients are comparable to the controls. In these two groups, loneliness was correlated with depression. 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Loneliness and depression in SLE patients: A cross-sectional study in a Brazilian sample
Objective
Patients with chronic diseases are at risk for loneliness which may affect their clinical condition. This study aimed to assess the presence of loneliness in patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) in comparison to controls and to examine its possible association with depression, disease activity, disease cumulative damage, clinical and epidemiological variables.
Methods
One hundred and nine SLE patients and 92 controls answered the following scales: CES-D (Center for Epidemiological Studies depression scale), UCLA-BR – [Brazilian version of UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) Loneliness Scale], SLEDAI (SLE disease activity index) and SLICC/ACR DI (Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics/American College of Rheumatology Damage Index), along with clinical and epidemiological variables.
Results
SLE patients had more depressive symptoms than controls (p = 0.0001), however their scores on the UCLA BR were comparable (p = 0.14). Depression correlated with loneliness in both patients and controls (r = 0.71 and 0.60 respectively with p < 0.0001). No associations were found between loneliness, disease activity (p = 0.63), SLICC/ACR DI (p = 0.31), and disease duration (p = 0.36). SLE patients with worse perceptions of family relationships exhibited increased loneliness (p = 0.0008).
Conclusion
The levels of loneliness in SLE patients are comparable to the controls. In these two groups, loneliness was correlated with depression. No association was found between loneliness and disease activity, cumulative organ damage, or clinical variables in the patients with SLE.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Psychosomatic Research is a multidisciplinary research journal covering all aspects of the relationships between psychology and medicine. The scope is broad and ranges from basic human biological and psychological research to evaluations of treatment and services. Papers will normally be concerned with illness or patients rather than studies of healthy populations. Studies concerning special populations, such as the elderly and children and adolescents, are welcome. In addition to peer-reviewed original papers, the journal publishes editorials, reviews, and other papers related to the journal''s aims.