Lupus & antiphospholipid syndrome
Telehealth-supervised exercise in systemic lupus erythematosus: A pilot study
Authors' conclusion
Key findings from this mixed-method investigation suggest that telehealth-supervised exercise was feasible for, and well-accepted by, adults with SLE and resulted in some modest health improvements.
Study context
- Population
- Female adults with Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)all female
- Participants
- 15 adults
- Comparison
- Telehealth-supervised exercise plus usual care vs usual care alone
- Exercisen = 8
- Controln = 7reference
Methodological detailsmixed methods
- Mixed methods
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
Between-group differences, in favour of exercise
- SF36 emotional well-being, significant difference between groups
- p = 0.048
- Resting fatigue, significant difference between groups
- p = 0.012
Further findings
Clinically meaningful within-group change over time, exercise group
- FACIT-fatigue (MCID >5.9)
- +6.3 ± 8.3
- SF36 physical role functioning
- +30%
- SF36 emotional role functioning
- +55%
- SF36 energy/fatigue
- +26%
- SF36 emotional well-being
- +19%
- SF36 social functioning
- +30%
- Resting pain
- −32%
- Upper body endurance
- +23%
Feasibility and acceptability
- Exercise attendance (110/112 sessions)
- 98%
- Strongly agreed they would do telehealth-supervised exercise again (n = 5/7)
- 71%
- Agreed they would do it again (n = 2/7)
- 29%
Original publication
Telehealth-supervised exercise in systemic lupus erythematosus: A pilot study. Lupus. Published 20 February 2023. doi:10.
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