Geriatric Assessment of Physical and Cognitive Functioning in a Diverse Cohort of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients: A Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To use multidomain functional assessment, which is commonly performed in geriatric patients but is novel in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), to better understand functional impairment in patients with SLE.

Methods

We recruited 60 adult participants (aged 20-39 years [26.7%], 40-59 years [50.0%], and ≥60 years [23.3%]; 80.0% African American and 90.0% female) from an existing cohort of SLE patients. During in-person visits (from October 2016 to April 2017), we evaluated physical performance (range 0-4, with higher scores indicating better performance), cognitive performance (5 fluid cognition domains; adjusted T scores), and self-reported measures including physical functioning (T scores), activities of daily living (ADLs), falls, and life-space mob

SUBMITTER: Plantinga L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6033700 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature