This review highlights consistent patterns in the literature associating positive affect (PA) and
physical health. However, it also raises serious conceptual and methodological …

Background 'Treatment burden', defined as both the workload and impact of treatment
regimens on function and well-being, has been associated with poor adherence and …

Objective To develop and validate a disease‐specific health‐related quality of life (HRQOL)
instrument for adults with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods The work consisted …

OBJECTIVE: Comparison of health related quality of life (HRQOL) of patients with systemic
lupus erythematosus (SLE) with other common chronic illnesses. METHODS: Responses …

Objectives. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a chronic illness with an unpredictable and
variable course, profoundly affects the quality of life (QOL). General health questionnaires …

We sought to understand the patients''lived experiences of systemic lupus erythematosus
(SLE)'by exploring, describing and clarifying the patients' perspective of how they felt about …

PURPOSE: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can significantly affect both health and non-
health-related quality of life (HRQOL and non-HRQOL). However, of the existent published …

Objectives Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease that leads
to a variety of negative health outcomes resulting from inflammation in various organ …

With improvements in mortality in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), the functional status
of these patients, assessed using health-related quality of life (HRQoL) instruments, is …

Objective: The aim of this study was to explore the most distressing symptoms of systemic
lupus erythematosus (SLE) and determine how these relate to health-related quality of life …