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RESEARCH TYPE:
Psychology


Human Studies


2022 Jan 11


J Intern Med

Primary Sjögren’s syndrome: Longitudinal real-world, observational data on health-related quality of life.

Authors

Tarn J, Lendrem D, McMeekin P, Lendrem C, Hargreaves B, Ng W-F
J Intern Med. 2022 Jan 11.
PMID: 35018685.

Abstract

Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) is a chronic inflammatory condition, which presents with symptoms of dryness, pain, fatigue and often symptoms of anxiety and depression. Health related quality of life is significantly reduced in pSS and the direct and indirect health costs of pSS are substantial. This study aims to determine how symptom burden, disease activity and demographics associate with HRQoL longitudinally over a median of 24-month follow-up period in pSS.