Lupus & antiphospholipid syndrome
Alexithymia in systemic lupus erythematosus: A cross sectional study in a Brazilian sample
Authors' conclusion
We found a high prevalence of alexithymia in this sample of SLE patients that negatively associated with quality of life, but not with cumulative damage index.
Study context
- Population
- SLE patients, Brazilian sample90.3% females
- Participants
- 93 patients
- Outcome
- Prevalence of alexithymia (TAS-26)
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Alexithymia
55.9%
No alexithymia
22 of 92
23.9%
Inconclusive results
19 of 93
20.4%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Factors associated with alexithymia
- Positive association with age
- P = 0.01
- Negative association with glomerulonephritis (25% vs 59%)
- P = 0.005
- Negative association with GC use (19.2% vs 59.0%)
- P = 0.0007
Correlation of TAS-26 with quality of life (SF-12) and cumulative damage
- Correlation with SF-12 mental domain (r = −0.46)
- P < 0.0001
- Correlation with SF-12 physical domain (r = −0.32)
- P = 0.004
- No correlation with cumulative damage index (SLICC/ACR DI)
Original publication
Alexithymia in systemic lupus erythematosus: A cross sectional study in a Brazilian sample. Lupus. Published 18 November 2022. doi:10.
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