Health-related quality of life in systemic sclerosis compared with other rheumatic diseases: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare autoimmune disease characterized by fibrosis of the skin and the involvement of multiple internal organs. Previous studies reported poorer health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with SSc compared with the general population. However, very little is known about how HRQoL in SSc patients compares with that in patients with other systemic autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and Sjogren's syndrome (SjS). Thus, the main aim of this study was to compare HRQoL in SSc patients, patients with other rheumatic diseases, and the general population.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, patients from the rheumatology clinics of Seoul National University Hospital with SSc, RA

SUBMITTER: Park EH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6377714 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature