title: Social Support and Self-Reported Stress Levels in a Predominantly African American Sample of Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
abstract: Lupus patients should avoid stress because physical or emotional stress can affect overall physical health. It has been suggested that social support has a positive influence on health status, but there is a lack of information in the literature on the association between the two among lupus patients. The current study investigated the association between social support and self-reported stress and coping status among African American women with lupus using data collected from two linked cross-sectional surveys. No social support differences in groups of high and low stress/coping were revealed; a duplicate study with a larger sample size is required.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, 135 Cannon Street, Suite 303, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
authors.forename: Edith Marie
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.affiliation: University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
authors.forename: Jiajia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14215, USA.
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.affiliation: University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
authors.forename: Larisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bruner
authors.affiliation: State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14215, USA.
authors.forename: Laurene
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tumiel-Berhalter