Locus of control and lupus: patients' beliefs, perspectives, and disease activity.
Patients with lupus often experience a high degree of psychological symptoms such as anxiety, depression, and mood disorders that can influence their beliefs and perceptions of their illness. The purpose of the study was to examine how a patient's self-reported psychosocial needs (depression and anxiety) and beliefs about how much control they have over their health (health locus of control) influences their perception of disease chronicity and acuity. The study findings were based on a survey of 378 patients self-diagnosed with lupus.
Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Yeshiva University, New York, New York 10033, USA. auerbach@yu.edu
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D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D016015:Logistic Models; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009518:New York; D017678:Sex Distribution; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D035501:Uncertainty; D055815:Young Adult