Lupus & antiphospholipid syndrome
Acceptability and impact of a lifestyle intervention for systemic lupus erythematosus: Qualitative analysis of living well with lupus study
Authors' conclusion
LWWL participants reported success in achieving healthy lifestyle behaviors in addition to improvements in perceived physical and mental health and overall wellbeing during the LWWL program.
Study context
- Population
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients with high cardiovascular risk who participated in the Living Well with Lupus (LWWL) intervention arm of an RCTfocus groups of 4–6
- Participants
- 19 patients
- Outcome
- Experiences, perceptions and health effects of the LWWL healthy lifestyle intervention
Methodological detailsfocus group discussions, deductive and inductive qualitative content analysis, thematic analysis, nested in a 6-month behavioral lifestyle intervention vs standard of care RCT, Analysis with MAXQDA software
- Focus group discussions
- Deductive and inductive qualitative content analysis
- Thematic analysis
- Nested in a 6-month behavioral lifestyle intervention vs standard of care RCT
- Analysis with MAXQDA software
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Participants mostly positive about intervention components; views of home-based exercise and food diaries both positive and negative
- Barriers and facilitators to adherence included socioeconomic, environmental and individual factors
- New behaviors and knowledge achieved, which participants intended to maintain after the study
- Intervention positively impacted daily functioning, physical and mental health, and overall wellbeing
Original publication
Acceptability and impact of a lifestyle intervention for systemic lupus erythematosus: Qualitative analysis of living well with lupus study. Lupus. Published 13 March 2025. doi:10.
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