Social Support and Self-Reported Stress Levels in a Predominantly African American Sample of Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Lupus patients should avoid stress because physical or emotional stress can affect overall physical health. It has been suggested that social support has a positive influence on health status, but there is a lack of information in the literature on the association between the two among lupus patient...

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Main Authors: Edith Marie Williams, Jiajia Zhang, Judith Anderson, Larisa Bruner, Laurene Tumiel-Berhalter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Autoimmune Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/401620