Coping and Quality of Life in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus : A Review
Universidad de Antioquia
Magíster en Investigación en Psicología de la Salud, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Psicóloga, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
email: veronica.cordoba@udea.edu.co
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
email: joaquin.limonero@uab.cat
Backgorund: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is characterized by uncertain prognosis, severe symptoms and a negative impact on quality of life (QOL) of patients. Purpose: The aim of this review is to generate a comprehensive approach in order to improve psychological intervention in these patients.
Methods: A qualitative review of articles indexed in MEDLINE, PsycINFO and SCOPUS up to July 2015 was conducted. Articles reporting SLE, coping strategies and QOL were included.
Results: Twenty-four studies were found, covering different research designs, forms of assessment and intervention. Coping strategies and their relationship with QOL were analyzed in order to describe the best strategies for dealing with SLE.
Conclusions: There are no adaptive or maladaptive strategies, and the suitability of these depends on the situation that a patient could sustain; nevertheless, an active coping style seems to help preserve the QOL. The main goal of psychological intervention should be diversify and expand the number of coping strategies used by patients.
Abu-Shakra, M., Keren, A., Livshitz, I., Delbar, V., Bolotin, A., Sukenik, S. & Kanat-Maymon, Y. (2006). Sense of coherence and its impact on quality of life of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus, 15(1), 32–37. doi: http://doi.org/10.1191/ 0961203306lu2255oa
Akkasilpa, S., Minor, M., Goldman, D., Magder, L. S. & Petri, M. (2000). Association of coping responses with fibromyalgia tender points in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. The Journal of Rheumatology, 27(3), 671–674.
Auerbach, C., Beckerman, N. L. & Blanco, I. (2013). Women Coping With Chronic Disease: The Psychosocial Impact of Lupus. Journal of Social Service Research, 39(5), 606–615. doi: http://doi.org/10.1080/01488376.2013.829166
Beckerman, N. (2011). Living With Lupus: A Qualitative Report. Social Work in Health Care, 50(4), 330–343. doi: http://doi.org/10.1080/00981389.2011.554302
Beckerman, N. L. & Sarracco, M. (2012). Listening to lupus patients and families: fine tuning the assessment. Social Work in Health Care, 51(7), 597–612. doi:http://doi.org/10.1080/00981389.2012.683679
Bennett, J. K., Fuertes, J. N., Keitel, M. & Phillips, R. (2011). The role of patient attachment and working alliance on patient adherence, satisfaction, and health-related quality of life in lupus treatment. Patient Education and Counseling, 85(1), 53–59. doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2010.08.005
Bricou, O., Taïeb, O., Baubet, T., Gal, B., Guillevin, L. & Moro, M. R. (2006). Stress and coping strategies in systemic lupus erythematosus: a review. Neuroimmunomodulation, 13(5-6), 283–293. doi: http://doi.org/10.1159/000104856
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2000). Measuring Healthy Days. Atlanta: cdc. Retreived from http://www.cdc.gov/hrqol/pdfs/mhd.pdf
Cohen, W.S., Roberts, W.N. & Levenson, J.L (2004). Psychiatric aspects of systemic lupus erythematosus. En Systemic Lupus Erithematosus (4th Edition). New York: Elsevier.
Da Costa, D., Dobkin, P. L., Fitzcharles, M. A., Fortin, P. R., Beaulieu, A., Zummer, M., … Clarke, A. E. (2000). Determinants of health status in fibromyalgia: a comparative study with systemic lupus erythematosus. The Journal of Rheumatology, 27(2), 365–372.
Dobkin, P. L., Costa, D. D., Joseph, L., Fortin, P. R., Edworthy, S., Barr, S., … Clarke, A. E. (2002). Counterbalancing patient demands with evidence: Results from a pan-canadian randomized clinical trial of brief supportive-expressive group psychotherapy for women with systemic lupus erythematosus. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 24(2), 88–99. doi: http://doi.org/10.1207/S15324796ABM2402_05
Dobkin, P. L., Da Costa, D., Dritsa, M., Fortin, P. R., Senecal, J. L., Goulet, J. R., … Clarke, A. E. (1999). Quality of life in systemic lupus erythematosus patients during more and less active disease states: Differential contributors to mental and physical health. Arthritis & Rheumatism, 12(6), 401–410. doi: http://doi.org/10.1002/1529-0131(199912)12:6<401::AID-ART8>3.0.CO;2-F
Dobkin, P. L., Da Costa, D., Fortin, P. R., Edworthy, S., Barr, S., Esdaile, J. M. a& Clarke, A. E. (2001). Living with lupus: a prospective pan-Canadian study. The Journal of Rheumatology, 28(11), 2442–2448.
Edworthy, S. M., Dobkin, P. L., Clarke, A. E., Da Costa, D., Dritsa, M., Fortin, P. R., … Devins, G. M. (2003). Group psychotherapy reduces illness intrusiveness in systemic lupus erythematosus. The Journal of Rheumatology, 30(5), 1011–1016.
Flesher, D. L. T., Sun, X., Behrens, T. W., Graham, R. R. & Criswell, L. A. (2010). Recent advances in the genetics of systemic lupus erythematosus. Expert review of clinical immunology, 6(3), 461–479. doi: http://doi.org/10.1586/eci.10.8
Friedman, A. W., Alarcón, G. S., McGwin, G., Straaton, K. V., Roseman, J., Goel, N. & Reveille, J. D. (1999). Systemic lupus erythematosus in three ethnic groups. iv. Factors associated with self-reported functional outcome in a large cohort study. lumina Study Group. Lupus in
Minority Populations, Nature versus Nurture. Arthritis Care and Research: The Official Journal of the Arthritis Health Professions Association, 12(4), 256–266.
Haupt, M., Millen, S., Jänner, M., Falagan, D., Fischer-Betz, R. & Schneider, M. (2005). Improvement of coping abilities in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a prospective study. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 64(11), 1618–1623. doi: http://doi.org/10.1136/
ard.2004.029926
Hyphantis, T., Palieraki, K., Voulgari, P., Tsifetaki, N. & Drosos, A. (2011). Coping with health-stressors and defence styles associated with health-related quality of life in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus, 20(9), 893–903. doi: http://doi.org/10.1177/0961203311398264
Jolly, M., Peters, K. F., Mikolaitis, R., Evans-Raoul, K. & Block, J. A. (2014). Body image intervention to improve health outcomes in lupus: a pilot study. Journal of Clinical Rheumatology: Practical Reports on Rheumatic & Musculoskeletal Diseases, 20(8), 403–410. doi: http://doi.org/10.1097/RHU.0000000000000141
Kozora, E., Ellison, M., Waxmonsky, J., Wamboldt, F. & Patterson, T. (2005). Major life stress, coping styles, and social support in relation to psychologicaldistress in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus, 14(5), 363–372. doi: http://doi.org/10.1191/0961203305lu2094oa
Lash, A. A. (1998). Quality of life in systemic lupus erythematosus. Applied Nursing Research: anr, 11(3), 130–137.
Lazarus, R. S. & Folkman, S. (1984). Stress, Appraisal, and Coping (1st edition). New York: Springer Publishing Company.
McCracken, L. M., Semenchuk, E. M. & Goetsch, V. L. (1995). Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Analyses of Coping Responses and Health Status in Persons with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Behavioral Medicine, 20(4), 179–187. doi: http://doi.org/10.1080/08964289.1995.9933735
Navarrete-Navarrete, N., Peralta-Ramírez, M. I., Sabio-Sánchez, J. M., Coín, M. A., Robles-Ortega, H., Hidalgo-Tenorio, C., … Jiménez-Alonso, J. (2010). Efficacy of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for the Treatment of Chronic Stress in Patients with Lupus Erythematosus: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 79(2), 107–115. doi: http://doi.org/10.1159/000276370
Neville, C., Da Costa, D., Mill, C., Rochon, M., Aviña-Zubieta, J. A., Pineau, C. A., … Fortin, P. R. (2014). The needs of persons with lupus and health care providers: a qualitative study aimed toward the development of the Lupus Interactive NavigatorTM. Lupus, 23(2), 176–
doi: http://doi.org/10.1177/0961203313517154
Ng, P. & Chan, W. (2007). Group Psychosocial Program for Enhancing Psychological Well-Being of People with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Journal of Social Work in Disability & Rehabilitation, 6(3), 75–87. doi: http://doi.org/10.1300/J198v06n03_05
Rinaldi, S., Ghisi, M., Iaccarino, L., Zampieri, S., Ghirardello, A., Sarzi-puttini, P., … Doria, A. (2006). Influence of coping skills on health-related quality of life in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis & Rheumatism, 55(3), 427–433. doi: 10.1002/art.21993
Robbins, L., Allegrante, J. P. & Paget, S. A. (1993). Adapting the systemic lupus erythematosus self-help (slesh) course for latino SLE patients. Arthritis Care & Research, 6(2), 97–103. doi: 10.1002/art.1790060209
Squatrito, D., Emmi, G., Silvestri, E., Ciucciarelli, L., D’Elios, M. M., Prisco, D. y Emmi, L. (2014). Pathogenesis and potential therapeutic targets in systemic lupus erythematosus: from bench to bedside. Auto-Immunity Highlights, 5(2), 33–45. doi: http://doi.org/10.1007/s13317-014-0058-y
Sohng, K. Y. (2003). Effects of a self-management course for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 42(5), 479–486.
Sperry, L. (2011). Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: The Impact of Individual, Couple, and Family Dynamics. The Family Journal, 19(3), 328–332. doi: http://doi.org/10.1177/1066480711407476
Stanton, A. L., Revenson, T. A. & Tennen, H. (2007). Health psychology: psychological adjustment to chronic disease. Annual Review of Psychology, 58, 565–592. http://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.psych.58.110405.085615
Tsokos, G. C. (2011). Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. New England Journal of Medicine, 365(22), 2110–2121. http://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMra1100359
World Health Organization (1997). Measuring Quality of life. Geneva: who. Retreived from http://www.who.int/mental_health/media/68.pdf
Yazdany, J. (2011). Health-related quality of life measurement in adult systemic lupus erythematosus: Lupus Quality of Life (Lupusqol), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire (sleqol), and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Quality of Life Questionnaire (L-qol). Arthritis Care & Research, 63(S11), S413–S419. doi: http://doi.org/10.1002/acr.20636
As the author of the article, I declare that is an original unpublished work exclusively created by me, that it has not been submitted for simultaneous evaluation by another publication and that there is no impediment of any kind for concession of the rights provided for in this contract.
In this sense, I am committed to await the result of the evaluation by the journal Pensando Psicología before considering its submission to another medium; in case the response by that publication is positive, additionally, I am committed to respond for any action involving claims, plagiarism or any other kind of claim that could be made by third parties.
At the same time, as the author or co-author, I declare that I am completely in agreement with the conditions presented in this work and that I cede all patrimonial rights, in other words, regarding reproduction, public communication, distribution, dissemination, transformation, making it available and all forms of exploitation of the work using any medium or procedure, during the term of the legal protection of the work and in every country in the world, to the Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia Press.
