Lupus & antiphospholipid syndrome
Impact of intimate partner violence on quality of life and disease activity in women with systemic lupus erythematosus
Authors' conclusion
We found that one in four women suffered IPV in the previous year, and those who were exposed had diminished quality of life. Also, the severity of the abuse correlated with disease activity.
Study context
- Population
- Women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) at a rheumatology clinic of a university hospital, September 2022 to September 2023
- Participants
- 85 women
- Exposure
- Women with SLE exposed to past-year IPV vs not exposed
- Outcome
- Prevalence of IPV (HITS, ISA) and its impact on health-related quality of life (LupusQoL)
Methodological detailsobservational, analytical, single-centre
- Observational
- Analytical
- Single-centre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Prevalence of IPV
- Past-year IPV by HITS
- 24.4%
- Lifetime IPV by HITS
- 36.5%
- Past-year non-physical violence by Index of Spouse Abuse (ISA)
- 17.1%
- Lifetime non-physical violence by ISA
- 27.1%
- Past-year physical violence
- 7.3%
- Lifetime physical violence
- 21.2%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | P value |
|---|---|
| Quality of life (LupusQoL) in victims of past-year IPV vs not exposedPast-year IPV vs Not exposed · total quality of life diminished in victims | P = 0.018 |
| Quality of life (LupusQoL) in victims of past-year IPV vs not exposedPast-year IPV vs Not exposed · emotional domain diminished in victims | P = 0.036 |
Correlation of HITS score with disease activity
- Past-year HITS score vs Physician Global Assessment (PGA), rho (p = .006)
- 0.301
- Lifetime HITS score vs PGA, rho (p = .002)
- 0.329
- Lifetime HITS score vs SLEDAI-2K, rho (p = .010)
- 0.277
Original publication
Impact of intimate partner violence on quality of life and disease activity in women with systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus. Published 6 June 2024. doi:10.
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