Level of Stress, Coping, and Self-Acceptance among Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Yasmien Abdelstar Farouk; Barakat, Asmaa; Shimaa Saied Adam Mohamed;
Abstract
Background: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease accompanied
by an invasion of tissues in most of the body organs and causes permanent inflammations and
system failure. This chronic disease can lead to psychological problems such as stress and negative
coping as well as difficulty to accept the disease process. Aim of the study: This study aimed to
assess the level of stress, coping, and self-acceptance among patients with systemic lupus
erythematosus. Setting: The study was conducted at Urology and Nephrology Center (UNC) which
is affiliated to Mansoura university hospitals. Subjects: This study comprised a Convenience
sample, with a total number of 200 patients with SLE. Tools: Four tools were used tool I: Patient’s
sociodemographic characteristics & health assessment. Tool II: Patient stress questionnaire, tool
III: Coping strategies questionnaire, and tool IV: Self-acceptance scale. Results: The study results
revealed that about half of the49.5% of the studied patients had moderate levels of stress followed
by mild stress 34%which was one-third, more than half 55%of the studied patients had a low ability
to cope with the disease process. Furthermore, about more than half56.5% of them had a low level
of self-acceptance followed by less than one-third among27.5% of them with a moderate level of
self-acceptance. There is a statistically significant negative correlation between patients’ stress with
their coping patterns and their self-acceptance (significant P Value =0.001). Conclusion: This study
revealed that the studied patients with SLE suffered from a moderate level of stress, had low
abilities to cope with the disease and low levels of self-acceptance. Recommendation: Continuous
psycho-educational programs for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus in order to improve
their psychological health, coping, and their quality of life.
by an invasion of tissues in most of the body organs and causes permanent inflammations and
system failure. This chronic disease can lead to psychological problems such as stress and negative
coping as well as difficulty to accept the disease process. Aim of the study: This study aimed to
assess the level of stress, coping, and self-acceptance among patients with systemic lupus
erythematosus. Setting: The study was conducted at Urology and Nephrology Center (UNC) which
is affiliated to Mansoura university hospitals. Subjects: This study comprised a Convenience
sample, with a total number of 200 patients with SLE. Tools: Four tools were used tool I: Patient’s
sociodemographic characteristics & health assessment. Tool II: Patient stress questionnaire, tool
III: Coping strategies questionnaire, and tool IV: Self-acceptance scale. Results: The study results
revealed that about half of the49.5% of the studied patients had moderate levels of stress followed
by mild stress 34%which was one-third, more than half 55%of the studied patients had a low ability
to cope with the disease process. Furthermore, about more than half56.5% of them had a low level
of self-acceptance followed by less than one-third among27.5% of them with a moderate level of
self-acceptance. There is a statistically significant negative correlation between patients’ stress with
their coping patterns and their self-acceptance (significant P Value =0.001). Conclusion: This study
revealed that the studied patients with SLE suffered from a moderate level of stress, had low
abilities to cope with the disease and low levels of self-acceptance. Recommendation: Continuous
psycho-educational programs for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus in order to improve
their psychological health, coping, and their quality of life.
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Title | Level of Stress, Coping, and Self-Acceptance among Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus | Authors | Yasmien Abdelstar Farouk; Barakat, Asmaa ; Shimaa Saied Adam Mohamed | Keywords | Systemic Lupus Erythematous;Stress;Coping strategies;Self-acceptance | Issue Date | 1-Jun-2023 | Journal | Egyptian Health Care Journal | Volume | 14 | Issue | 2 | Start page | 1129 | End page | 1144 | DOI | 10.21608/EJHC.2023.314291 |
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