Patients' recollection about the onset of Sjogren's disease - a mixed methods study on the patients' perspective.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about the symptoms at the onset of Sjögren's Disease (SjD) and it is unclear whether SjD starts with characteristic symptoms that could be differentiated from dryness of other origin (sicca syndrome). The aim of this study was to investigate patients' recollection of initial events and first symptoms of SjD. The second aim was to verify and quantify these aspects in a representative cohort.

Methods

All SjD patients fulfilled the EULAR/ACR 2016 classification criteria. In the first part of the study, consecutive SjD patients were recruited for individual, semi-structured interviews. All interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim, and an inductive thematic data analysis was performed. In the second part, the identified aspects of the qua

SUBMITTER: Lackner A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11438132 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature