Relationship between coping strategies and anxiety in patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Abstract
Introduction: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease that can cause psychological distress. Anxiety is often seen in SLE patients as a reaction to the illness. Coping strategies used to deal with incriminating problems could help patients become more adaptive and survive living with SLE. Thus, this study aims to determine the relationship between coping strategies and anxiety in SLE patients.
Methods: A non-experimental, cross-sectional study with a correlational analysis was performed on 32 SLE patients. Anxiety was measured using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scales (HADS), and coping strategies were assessed using The Brief Cope Scale.
Results: The results showed that 75% of the respondents experienced anxiety. 56.25% of respondents used adaptive coping, while 43.75% used maladaptive coping to deal with their problems. A significant relationship between coping strategies and anxiety was found in SLE patients, and the result showed a moderate negative correlation (p=0.001, r=-0.538). In patients with SLE, the more adaptive the coping strategies used to deal with the illness, the lower the anxiety experienced. Amongst coping strategies, religious coping significantly correlated with anxiety (p = 0.003, r = -0.508) in the subscale analysis.
Conclusion: This study are expected to be used to help develop interventions, training, or psychoeducation that provides benefits in terms of better and more effective management for SLE patients
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DOI: 10.24815/jks.v24i1.33207
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