The impact of peer victimization and psychological symptoms on quality of life in children and adolescents with systemic lupus erythematosus


Uzuner S., Sahin S., Durcan G., Adrovic A., BARUT K., Kilicoglu A. G., ...Daha Fazla

Clinical Rheumatology, cilt.36, sa.6, ss.1297-1304, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 36 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10067-017-3650-5
  • Dergi Adı: Clinical Rheumatology
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1297-1304
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Adolescent, Anxiety, Lupus, Peer victimization, Quality of life
  • İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

There is no documentation about the association between peer victimization, psychological status, and quality of life (QOL) in children and adolescents with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between peer victimization, psychological symptoms, and QOL in a cohort of children and adolescents with SLE. Forty-one patients (aged 9–18 years) participated in this study. The control group (n = 49) was composed of healthy children and adolescents from local community. Questionnaires were used to evaluate the peer victimization, psychological status, and QOL of children and adolescents with and without SLE. No significant difference was found between the study and control groups for peer victimization, depression, state and trait anxiety, and QOL scores. The peer victimization, depression, anxiety, and self-esteem scores were negatively correlated with psychosocial and total subscale scores of QOL in the study group. According to regression analyses, trait anxiety had a negative predictive effect on the physical health domain scores of QOL, whereas trait anxiety and peer victimization had a negative effect on the psychosocial domain and total scores of QOL in the SLE patients. This study suggests that trait anxiety and peer victimization are risk factors for poor QOL in adolescents with SLE.