@article{Kafaksom_Dechapaphapitak_Suangtamai_Ngamjanyaporn_Pitidhammabhorn_Ruchakorn_2021, title={Quality of Life in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Ramathibodi Hospital}, volume={44}, url={https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/ramajournal/article/view/245850}, DOI={10.33165/rmj.2021.44.3.245850}, abstractNote={<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Background: </strong>Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease. It is a chronic disease and exhibits symptoms in many organs and patients will be offered a variety of immunosuppressants, which may cause many side effects and worsen the quality of life.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Objective:</strong> To study the quality of life in SLE patients receiving treatment in Ramathibodi Hospital.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Methods:</strong> A cross-sectional study of all SLE patients were collected during February 2017 to February 2018, by using questionnaires to measure the quality of life.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Results:</strong> Total of 510 SLE patients, 96.7% were female. The mean (SD) age was 40.9 (13.0) years, and the disease duration was 10.5 (8.2) years. Most of them got a bachelor’s degree or higher (54.1%). Universal coverage scheme was the most treatment welfare of the patients. Despite the disease limitation for pregnancy, 7.2% of the SLE patients had 3 children while only 17.0% had miscarriages while pregnant. The general quality of life (SF-36) was in a good level, and disease-specific quality of life (SLEQoL) was at a moderate level. The older patients and a longer disease duration were inversely related to quality of life including physical health, overall health.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> SLE patients who received the treatment at Ramathibodi Hospital had a relatively good quality of life. Factors related to quality of life were age and duration of the disease.</p> <p> </p>}, number={3}, journal={Ramathibodi Medical Journal}, author={Kafaksom, Thanuchporn and Dechapaphapitak, Nichapha and Suangtamai, Thanitta and Ngamjanyaporn, Pintip and Pitidhammabhorn, Dhanesh and Ruchakorn, Nopparat}, year={2021}, month={Sep.}, pages={41–50} }