scholarly journals Resilience and Treatment Adhesion in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniella Antunes Pousa Faria ◽  
Luciana Silva Revoredo ◽  
Maria José Vilar ◽  
Maia Eulália Maria Chaves

Background: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune, rheumatic inflammatory disease that can cause significant morbidity with evident psychological impacts and obvious harm to quality-of-life that require the patient to adapt treatment. Objective: Assessment of resilience and the self-reported treatment adhesion behaviors of patients with SLE, investigating which of these factors are associated to resilience. Method: Cross-sectional study of 40 women with SLE. A questionnaire with social demographic data, health history and the Wagnild Young Resilience Scale were used. Results: 62.5% followed the medical treatment properly but 55% found it difficult. 27.5% of the patients presented low resilience, 57.5% medium and 15% high resilience. Resilience was associated in the chi-square test (p-value < 0.05) with the variables work, understanding SLE, trying to find out about SLE, following the treatment correctly, difficulty in following the treatment and stopping some activity because of the disease. In the correlation analysis, resilience was associated with age (-0.3960), number of working hours (0.5533), specialized treatment duration (-0.8103) and disease duration from diagnosis (-0.8014). Conclusion: Patients with high resilience tended to follow treatment correctly, tried to understand the disease and adhered more to the treatment to avoid risks and promote protection factors. Therefore knowledge of resilience in patients with SLE is necessary. It is important that the state takes necessary actions to facilitate access to treatment, to educational programs and to medical support. Awareness and counselling sessions must be initiated to develop and promote individual capacities to learn how to tackle with the disease for which psychological support of family and doctors can play a significant role.

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 1435-1447
Author(s):  
Shrookmousa S ◽  
Ahmed Laymouna ◽  
NagwaAbd El Ghaffar Mohamed ◽  
Mary Wadie ◽  
Mariana V Philip

Background: Prediction ofthe risk of atherosclerosis in Egyptian patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) by measuring serum osteoprotegerin (OPG) level and correlation between OPG levels and SLE disease activity (assessed by Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index [SLEDAI] score), is the aim of this study. Methods:A cross sectional study in which all patients were subjected to full medical history, full clinical examination (with special emphasis to SLE symptoms and signs e.g. photosensitivity, arthralgia, arthritis, malar rash, blood pressure and lower limb edema), laboratory investigations (CBC, random blood sugar [RBS], ESR, albumin/creatinine ratio, serum urea and creatinine, serum albumin, C3, total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, calcium and phosphorus). Electrocardiography (ECG) was done to calculate QTc interval using Bazett’s formula: QTC = QT / √ RR. Serum osteoprotegerin level was measured using ELISA technique. All participants were subjected to imaging in the form of: Carotid duplex: to assess intima-media thickness just two cm before carotid bifurcation, and to assess any plaques, if present. Also brachial artery flow mediated dilatation method: for detection of subclinical atherosclerosis. Results: There was a statistically significant negative correlation between serum levels of osteoprotegerin and brachial flow mediated dilation percentage (FMD %) values (P value > 0.001) which means a significant correlation between high serum OPG levels and subclinical atherosclerosis in SLE patients. There were statistically significant differences between SLE cases and controls in right and left carotid intima-media thickness (P value: 0.034 & 0.036 respectively), serum osteoprotegerin levels (P value: > 0.001) and QTc values (P value: 0.011) which were all statistically significantly higher in SLE patients, while brachial FMD % was statistically significantly lower in SLE patients than in controls (P value: > 0.001). Also, there was a statistically significant positive correlation between serum OPG levels and QTc interval (P value: 0.006). Conclusion: We have concluded that serum OPG level has a significant correlation with subclinical atherosclerosis and endothelial dysfunction, which was measured by CIMT and brachial mediated flow dilation method.


2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 461-470
Author(s):  
Festy Ladyani Mustofa ◽  
Fitra Editama

 ABSTRACT: RELATIONSHIP OF SLEEP DISEASE TO SLEEP QUALITY OF SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOUS PATIENTS IN ODAPUS COMMUNITY LAMPUNGBackground: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a disease that attacks the immune system that has no known cause and which can damage various organs of the human body. The clinical symptoms of SLE patients depend largely on the area of the organs involved. Symptoms of SLE are classified into three degrees, namely mild, moderate, and severe. Based on the evaluation of SLE disease activity, patients with SLE may experience sleep disturbances. So the authors conducted a study examining the relationship between degrees of disease and sleep quality. Objective: To determine the relationship between the degree of disease and the sleep quality ofpatients systemic lupus erythematosus in the ODAPUS community in Lampung 2020. Research Methods: this type of research is an observational analytic study with primary data using a questionnaire with aapproach cross-sectional. The sample of this study was all 40 patients who joined the ODAPUS community in Lampung. Data analysis used univariate and bivariate analysis using tables in data presentation. Results: From the results of the bivariate analysis, it is known that there is a significant relationship between the degree of disease and the sleep quality ofpatients systemic lupus erythematosus in the ODAPUS Lampung 2020 community. This is evidenced by thetest Chi Square with a P value of 0.008 with (α) = 5% then P <0.05. Also obtained an OR 11,625 (95% CI 1,467-92,139), which means that respondents with a severe disease degree were 11.625 times more likely to have poor sleep quality than those with mild disease degrees. Conclusion: There is a relationship between the degree of disease and the sleep quality ofpatients systemic lupus erythematosus in the ODAPUS community in Lampung 2020. Keywords: Disease Degree, Sleep Quality, SLE  INTISARI: HUBUNGAN DERAJAT PENYAKIT TERHADAP KUALITAS TIDUR PASIEN SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS DI KOMUNITAS ODAPUS LAMPUNG Latar Belakang: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) merupakan penyakit yang menyerang sistem kekebalan tubuh yang tidak dapat diketahui  penyebabnya dan yang dapat merusak berbagai organ tubuh manusia. Gejala klinis dari pasien SLE sangat bergantung pada daerah organ yang terlibat. Gejala SLE dikelompokan menjadi tiga derajat yaitu ringan, sedang, dan berat. Berdasarkan evaluasi pada aktivitas penyakit SLE, pasien penderita SLE dapat mengalami gangguan tidur. Sehingga penulis melakukan penelitian yang mengkaji tentang hubungan derajat penyakit terhadap kualitas tidur.Tujuan: Untuk mengetahui hubungan antara derajat penyakit terhadap kualitas tidur pasien systemic lupus erythematosus di komunitas ODAPUS Lampung 2020.Metode Penelitian: Jenis penelitian ini adalah analitik observasional dengan data primer menggunakan kuesioner dengan pendekatan Cross- sectional. Sampel penelitian ini adalah seluruh pasien yang bergabung di komunitas ODAPUS Lampung sebanyak 40 orang. Analisis data menggunakan analisis univariat dan bivariat dengan menggunakan tabel dalam penyajian data.Hasil: Dari hasil analisis bivariat diketahui bahwa adanya hubungan yang bermakna antara derajat penyakit terhadap kualitas tidur pasien systemic lupus erythematosus di komunitas ODAPUS Lampung 2020. Hal ini dibuktikan berdasarkan uji Chi Square dengan nilai P value sebesar 0,008 dengan (α) = 5% maka P < 0,05. Diperoleh pula OR 11,625 (95% CI 1,467-92,139) yang berarti bahwa responden dengan derajat penyakit berat berpeluang 11,625 kali lebih besar memiliki kualitas tidur yang buruk dibandingkan dengan derajat penyakit yang ringan.Kesimpulan: Adanya hubungan antara derajat penyakit terhadap kualitas tidur pasien systemic lupus erythematosus di komunitas ODAPUS Lampung 2020. Kata Kunci : Derajat Penyakit, Kualitas Tidur, SLE


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Ivan Gamez-Nava ◽  
Valeria Diaz-Rizo ◽  
Edsaul Emilio Perez-Guerrero ◽  
Jose Francisco Muñoz-Valle ◽  
Ana Miriam Saldaña-Cruz ◽  
...  

Abstract Background To date, the association of serum macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) and serum adipokines with lupus nephritis is controversial. Objective To assess the utility of serum MIF, leptin, adiponectin and resistin levels as markers of proteinuria and renal dysfunction in lupus nephritis. Methods Cross-sectional study including 196 systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients and 52 healthy controls (HCs). Disease activity was assessed by Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index (SLEDAI). Renal SLE involvement was investigated by renal-SLEDAI. MIF, adiponectin, leptin and resistin levels were quantified by ELISA. We assessed the correlations of quantitative variables by Spearman correlation (rs). Multivariable linear regression adjusted the variables associated with the severity of proteinuria. Results SLE patients had higher MIF (p = 0.02) and adiponectin (p < 0.001) than HCs. Patients with renal SLE involvement (n = 43) had higher adiponectin (19.0 vs 13.3 μg/mL, p = 0.002) and resistin (10.7 vs 8.9 ng/mL, p = 0.01) than patients with non-renal SLE (n = 153). Proteinuria correlated with high adiponectin (rs = 0.19, p < 0.009) and resistin (rs = 0.26, p < 0.001). MIF (rs = 0.27, p = 0.04). Resistin correlated with increased creatinine (rs = 0.18, p = 0.02). High renal-SLEDAI correlated with adiponectin (rs = 0.21, p = 0.004). Multiple linear regression showed that elevated adiponectin (p = 0.02), younger age (p = 0.04) and low MIF (p = 0.02) were associated with the severity of proteinuria. Low MIF and high adiponectin levels interacted to explain the association with the severity of proteinuria (R2 = 0.41). Conclusions High adiponectin combined with low MIF concentrations int+eract to explain the severity of proteinuria in renal SLE. These findings highlight the relevance of adiponectin, resistin and MIF as markers of LN.


2020 ◽  
Vol 79 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 1509.1-1510
Author(s):  
T. Klein ◽  
S. Tiosano ◽  
A. Chohen ◽  
H. Amital

Background:Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by multisystem inflammatory lesions affecting many organ systems in the body. Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disease of chronic autoimmune inflammation characterized by frequently relapsing self-limiting fever and inflammation that may be localized in peritoneum, pleura, joint or skin.1Previous studies have described the similarity of clinical symptoms of FMF among SLE patients. However, the literature on this topic is inconsistent and based mostly on case reports.2-4Objectives:To examine the proportions of coexistence of FMF among SLE patients compared to the general population. We hypothesized that the proportion of FMF among SLE patients is higher than the general population.Methods:This cross-sectional study used the Clalit Health Services database, the largest Health Maintenance Organization in Israel, serving 4,400,000 members. SLE patients were compared to age- and sex-matched controls. Chi- was used for univariate analysis.Results:The study included4886 SLEpatients and 24430 age- and sex-matched controls. The SLE group had a significantly higher proportion of FMF patients compared to non-SLE controls (0.68% and 0.21% respectively; p < 0.001).Table 1. All study populationTable 1.SLE patients and matched controls basic characteristicsNo SLESLEp.overallN=24430N=4886Age51.2±16.551.2±16.51.000Gender: Female20100 (82.3%)4020 (82.3%)1.000FMF52 (0.21%)33 (0.68%)<0.001Table 2. StratificationTable 2.comparison of FMF patients with and without SLEFMF without SLEFMF with SLEp.overallN=52N=33Age44.6±13.750.5±17.70.106Gender: Female45 (86.5%)26 (78.8%)0.523Conclusion:FMF was found to be more common amongst SLE patients compared to matched controls.The current study results suggest that the occurrence of SLE turn patients with an appropriate genetic and environmental setting to develop also FMF. This cross-sectional study sheds light on the coexistence of these two diseases, autoimmune and autoinflammatory.References:[1]Kucuk A, Gezer IA, Ucar R, Karahan AY. Familial mediterranean fever.Acta Medica (Hradec Kralove). 2014;57(3):97-104.[2]Lidar M, Zandman-Goddard G, Shinar Y, Zaks N, Livneh A, Langevitz P. SLE and FMF: A possible negative association between the two disease entities–report of four cases and review of the literature.Lupus. 2008;17(7):663-669.[3]Erten S, Taskaldiran I, Yakut ZI. Are systemic lupus erythematosus patients carrying MEFV gene less prone to renal involvement? report of three cases and review of the literature.Ren Fail. 2013;35(7):1013-1016.[4]Shinar Y, Kosach E, Langevitz P, et al. Familial mediterranean Fever gene (MEFV) mutations as a modifier of systemic lupus erythematosus.Lupus. 2012;21(9):993-998.Disclosure of Interests: :None declared


2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristhiane Almeida Leite ◽  
Marcial Francis Galera ◽  
Mariano Martínez Espinosa ◽  
Paulo Ricardo Teles de Lima ◽  
Vander Fernandes ◽  
...  

Background.Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic inflammatory, multisystem, and autoimmune disease.Objective.The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of hyposalivation in SLE patients and evaluate factors associated.Methods.This is a cross-sectional study developed at the Cuiaba University General Hospital (UNIC-HGU), Mato Grosso, Brazil. The study population consisted of female SLE patients treated at this hospital from 06/2010 to 12/2012. Unstimulated salivary flow rates (SFRs) were measured. Descriptive and inferential analyses were performed in all cases using a significance levelP<0.05.Results.The results showed that 79% of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus suffered from hyposalivation and that the disease activity and age in years were the factors that resulted in statistically significant differences.Conclusion.The activity of the disease, age >27 years, and the drugs used were factors associated with hyposalivation, resulting in a statistically significant decrease in saliva production.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Ivan Gamez-Nava ◽  
Valeria Diaz-Rizo ◽  
Edsaul Emilio Perez-Guerrero ◽  
Jose Francisco Muñoz-Valle ◽  
Ana Miriam Saldaña-Cruz ◽  
...  

Abstract Background To date, the association of serum macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) and serum adipokines with lupus nephritis is controversial.Objective To assess the utility of serum MIF, leptin, adiponectin and resistin levels as markers of proteinuria and renal dysfunction in lupus nephritis.Methods Cross-sectional study including 196 systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients and 52 healthy controls (HCs). Disease activity was assessed by Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index (SLEDAI). Renal SLE involvement was investigated by renal-SLEDAI. MIF, adiponectin, leptin and resistin levels were quantified by ELISA. We assessed the correlations of quantitative variables by Spearman correlation (rs). Multivariable linear regression adjusted the variables associated with the severity of proteinuria. Results SLE patients had higher MIF (p=0.02) and adiponectin (p<0.001) than HCs. Patients with renal SLE involvement (n=43) had higher adiponectin (19.0 vs 13.3 µg/mL, p=0.002) and resistin (10.7 vs 8.9 ng/mL, p=0.01) than patients with non-renal SLE (n=153). Proteinuria correlated with high adiponectin (rs=0.19, p<0.009) and resistin (rs=26, p<0.001). MIF (rs=0.27, p=0.04). Resistin correlated with increased creatinine (rs= 0.18, p=0.02). High renal-SLEDAI correlated with adiponectin (rs=0.21, p=0.004). Multiple linear regression showed that elevated adiponectin (p=0.02), younger age (p=0.04) and low MIF (p=0.02) were associated with the severity of proteinuria. Low MIF and high adiponectin levels interacted to explain the association with the severity of proteinuria (R2=0.41).Conclusions High adiponectin combined with low MIF concentrations interact to explain the severity of proteinuria in renal SLE. These findings highlight the relevance of adiponectin, resistin and MIF as markers of LN.


2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 192-202
Author(s):  
Rina Kirwiastiny ◽  
Ringgo Alfarisi ◽  
Hidayat Hidayat ◽  
Ageel Al-Aziz Marjaen

ABSTRACT : RELATIONSHIP OF SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS ACTIVITIES BASED ON MEX-SLEDAI SCORE WITH INCIDENCE OF ANEMIA IN SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOUS PATIENTS IN THE ODAPUS LAMPUNG COMMUNITY, 2020Background : Systemic Lupus Erytematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease characterized by the presence of autoantibodies against the cell nucleus and involving many organ systems in the body. Anemia in LES patients varies between chronic disease anemia, hemolytic anemia, blood loss, renal insufficiency, infection, myelodysplasia, and aplastic anemia. What often occurs in LES anemia is due to erythropoesis suppression due to chronic inflammation. Anemia in LES patients is an immune or non-immune disease. Anemia is a non-immune disease is anemia in chronic disease, iron deficiency anemia, sideroblastic anemia, anemia in kidney disease, anemia indicated by drugs, and anemia secondary to other diseases (eg sickle cell anemia).Research purposes : This study was to determine the degree of activity of systemic lupus erythematosus based on max-sledai and hemoglobin levels in systemic lupus erythematous patients in the ODAPUS Lampung community in 2020.Methode :The analytical observational method was used using a cross sectional approach. The research subjects were 30 respondents who used the total sampling technique from members of the ODAPUS Lampung community by conducting MEX-SLEDAI interviews and blood sampling conducted from November 2019 to February 2020. Statistical test used Fisher exact test.Results: From 30 study subjects, disease activity based on MEX-SLEDAI was above the average of 21 patients (70%). And the results of blood tests were 18 patients (60%) who were not anemia and 12 patients (40%) had anemia.Conclusion     : There was a significant relationship between the degree of activity of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus based on the MEX-SLEDAI score and the incidence of anemia with p value = 0.024 meaning the p value ≤ 0.05. Keywords      : LES; Incidence of Anemia; MEX-SLEDAI    INTISARI : HUBUNGAN DERAJAT AKTIVITAS PENYAKIT LUPUS ERITEMATOSUS SISTEMIK BERDASARKAN SKOR  MEXSLEDAI DENGAN KEJADIAN ANEMIA PADA PENDERITA LUPUS ERITEMATOUS SISTEMIK DI KOMUNITAS ODAPUS LAMPUNG  Latar belakang : Systemic Lupus Erytematosus (SLE) merupakan penyakit autoimun yang kompleks ditandai oleh adanya autoantibodi terhadap inti sel dan melibatkan banyak sistem organ dalam tubuh. Anemia pada pasien LES bervariasi antara anemia penyakit kronis, anemia hemolitik, kehilangan darah, insufisiensi ginjal, infeksi, mielodisplasia, dan anemia aplastik. Yang sering terjadi anemia pada LES disebabkan supresi eritropoesis karena inflamasi yang kronis.  Anemia pada pasien LES merupakan penyakit imun atau non-imun. Anemia merupakan penyakit non-imun adalah anemia pada penyakit kronik ,anemia defisiensi besi, anemia sideroblastik, anemia pada penyakit ginjal, anemia indikasi obat, dan anemia sekunder terhadap penyakit lain ( misalnya anemia sel sabit ).Tujuan Penelitian : Penelitian ini untuk mengetahui hubungan drajat aktivitas penyakit lupus eritematosus sistemik berdasarkan max-sledai dengan kadar hemoglobin pada penderita lupus eritematous sistemik di komunitas ODAPUS lampung tahun 2020.Metode : Digunakan metode observasional analitik menggunakan pendekatan cross sectional. Subjek penelitian sebanyak 30 responden yang menggunakan teknik total sampling dari anggota komunitas ODAPUS Lampung dengan melakukan wawancara MEX-SLEDAI dan pengambilan sampel darah yang dilakukan pada bulan November 2019 s/d Februari 2020. Uji statistic menggunakan Fisher exact test.Hasil : Dari 30 subjek penelitian didapatkan aktifitas penyakit berdasarkan MEX-SLEDAI di atas rata – rata sebanyak 21 pasien (70%). Dan hasil peneriksaan darah yaitu 18 pasien (60%) yang Tidak anemia dan yang mengalami Anemia ada 12 pasien (40%).Kesimpulan   : Terdapat hubungan bermakna antara derajat aktivitas penyakit Lupus Eritematosus Sistemik berdasarkan skor MEX-SLEDAI dengan Kejadian Anemia dengan p value =0.024 berarti nilai p value ≤ 0.05. Kata Kunci     : LES; Kejadian Anemia; MEX-SLEDAI


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