• Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2018

    Cultural and quality-of-life considerations when administering corticosteroids as a therapeutic strategy for African American women living with systemic lupus erythematosus.

    • Dorcey L Applyrs, Edith M Williams, Trevor D Faith, Diane L Kamen, Elizabeth Vazques, and Janine M Jurkowski.
    • School of Health Sciences, Excelsior College, Albany, NY, USA.
    • Patient Prefer Adher. 2018 Jan 1; 12: 1007-1014.

    ObjectiveThis study investigated the association among corticosteroids, emotional health, physical health, and work/regular activities of daily living in an ethnically diverse sample of women with systemic lupus erythematosus.MethodsA secondary analysis of data from the Medical University of South Carolina Lupus Database was conducted between confirmed cases of lupus (n = 224) and controls (n = 60). The sample comprised 57 Caucasian Americans, 141 Gullah African Americans (a subpopulation of African Americans from the Sea Islands of South Carolina and Georgia), and 86 non-Gullah African Americans.ResultsEmotional health outcomes were better for women with systemic lupus erythematosus compared with controls. High emotional health scores may be influenced by cultural factors such as masking emotion, disease-coping mechanisms, religion, and strong familial and social support. Although a significant association was not detected between emotional health and work/regular activities of daily living, relationships were significant after adjusting for corticosteroid use.ConclusionThese findings suggest corticosteroid use does influence the strength of the association between emotional health and work/regular activities of daily living.

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