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

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
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spelling doaj-fc21ae13755243b6baa861daf721bd262020-11-25T00:58:54ZengHindawi LimitedAutoimmune Diseases2090-04222090-04302015-01-01201510.1155/2015/401620401620Social Support and Self-Reported Stress Levels in a Predominantly African American Sample of Women with Systemic Lupus ErythematosusEdith Marie Williams0Jiajia Zhang1Judith Anderson2Larisa Bruner3Laurene Tumiel-Berhalter4Department of Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, 135 Cannon Street, Suite 303, Charleston, SC 29425, USAUniversity of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USAState University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14215, USAUniversity of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USAState University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14215, USALupus 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 patients. The current study investigated the association between social support and self-reported stress and coping status among African American women with lupus using data collected from two linked cross-sectional surveys. No social support differences in groups of high and low stress/coping were revealed; a duplicate study with a larger sample size is required.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/401620
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Jiajia Zhang
Judith Anderson
Larisa Bruner
Laurene Tumiel-Berhalter
Social Support and Self-Reported Stress Levels in a Predominantly African American Sample of Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Autoimmune Diseases
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Judith Anderson
Larisa Bruner
Laurene Tumiel-Berhalter
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title Social Support and Self-Reported Stress Levels in a Predominantly African American Sample of Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
title_short Social Support and Self-Reported Stress Levels in a Predominantly African American Sample of Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
title_full Social Support and Self-Reported Stress Levels in a Predominantly African American Sample of Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
title_fullStr Social Support and Self-Reported Stress Levels in a Predominantly African American Sample of Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
title_full_unstemmed Social Support and Self-Reported Stress Levels in a Predominantly African American Sample of Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
title_sort social support and self-reported stress levels in a predominantly african american sample of women with systemic lupus erythematosus
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Autoimmune Diseases
issn 2090-0422
2090-0430
publishDate 2015-01-01
description 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 patients. The current study investigated the association between social support and self-reported stress and coping status among African American women with lupus using data collected from two linked cross-sectional surveys. No social support differences in groups of high and low stress/coping were revealed; a duplicate study with a larger sample size is required.
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