Lupus & antiphospholipid syndrome
Patient and Physician Perspectives of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Flare: A Qualitative Study
Authors' conclusion
Patients and physicians described flare differently.
Study context
- Population
- Purposeful sample of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and practicing rheumatologists
- Comparison
- Patient vs physician descriptions of SLE flare
- Outcome
- Descriptions of SLE flare
Methodological detailsin-depth interviews, purposeful sample, applied thematic analysis
- In-depth interviews
- Purposeful sample
- Applied thematic analysis
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Patients: majority described flare symptoms as joint pain, fatigue and skin issues lasting several days
- Patients: few included objective signs or laboratory measures, when available, as features of flare
- Rheumatologists: majority defined flare as increased or worsening SLE disease activity, slightly more than half requiring objective findings
- Rheumatologists: around half included fatigue, pain or other patient-reported symptoms
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Original publication
Patient and Physician Perspectives of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Flare: A Qualitative Study. J Rheumatol. Published 15 December 2023. doi:10.
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