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Body image in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Meenakshi Jolly1, A Simon Pickard, Rachel A Mikolaitis
1Department of Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. Meenakshi_Jolly@rush.edu
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.
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