Health Sciences 3624A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Familial Mediterranean Fever
12 Apr 2020
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Quality of life measures and psychiatric symptoms in adolescents with systemic lupus. D z eker, y. , kanbur, n. , demirkaya, e. , derman, o. , moorthy, l. n. Quality of life measures and psychiatric symptoms in adolescents with systemic lupus erythematosus and familial mediterranean fever. Medicine and health, 26(4), 541-549. doi: 10. 1515/ijamh-2013-0332 (d z eker et al. , 2014, pp. 541) Hrqol is used in individuals who have chronic illnesses. Sle is associated with significantly high morbidity. There are no studies in the literature regarding the frequency and effects of psychiatric symptoms on hrqol in adolescents in sle. Patients with sle had the lowest global ql. This is most likely due to the fact that the illness is chronic as well as the side effects of treatment that makes them more aware of their limitations. The phase of adolescence could also attribute to the global ql. Many developmental changes happen during this phase.
