Life-style activities in systemic lupus erythematosus.
OBJECTIVE
We evaluated the life-style activities of outpatients with SLE and factors that reduce their social activities.


METHODS



METHODS
SLE group = 60 patients, Control 1 = 30 healthy subjects and Control 2 = 30 patients with other autoimmune diseases. The Frenchay Activity Index (FAI), Zung's self-rating depression scale (SDS), and the Japanese version of the Philadelphia Geriatric Center morale scale-revised (MS) were compared between groups. Relation between FAI and age, disease duration, steroid dose, SDS, and MS were examined in the SLE group, Control 1, and Control 2.


RESULTS
Total scores by FAI was 28.1 +/-8.0 points in Control 1, whereas it was 26.5 +/- 5.8 points in Control 2 and 24.5 +/- 7.7 points in the SLE group. While there was no statistical difference between the SLE group and Control 2, the scores were significantly lower in the SLE group than in Control 1 (P < 0.05). In SLE patients, age, the duration of the disease, and the steroid dose had no correlation, but MS had a positive correlation (P < 0.05) and SDS had a negative correlation (P < 0.05). In Control 2, age, the duration of the disease, the steroid dose, MS and SDS had no correlation whereas there was significant negative relation between FAI and SDS in Control 1 (r= -0.516, P<0.005).


CONCLUSIONS
The significant relation between life-style activities and subjective well-being, and depression in SLE suggests that detection and treatment of mental status is important in improving the life-style activities of SLE patients.
Maeshima
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Department of Health and Sport Management, Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences, Sennangun, Osaka, Japan. etsukom@ouhs.ac.jp
Maeshima
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Mizobata
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Goda
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Sakagashira
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Otani
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Mune
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D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008019:Life Style; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010045:Outpatients; D011788:Quality of Life