Support Methodologies for African American Women With Lupus - Comparing Three Methods' Effects on Patient Activation and Coping.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic inflammatory disease in which the immune system attacks healthy tissues. While pharmaceutical therapies are an important part of disease management, behavioral interventions have been implemented to increase patients' disease self-management skills, provide social support, and encourage patients to take a more active role in their care. Methods: Three interventions are considered in this study; peer-to-peer methodology, patient support group, and a patient navigator program that were implemented among largely African American women with SLE at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). Outcomes of interest were patient activation and lupus self-efficacy. We used a Least Squares Means model to analyze change i

SUBMITTER: White A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8523887 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature