Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10469633 | Journal of Psychosomatic Research | 2013 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
SLE in general and immunosuppressive treatment for SLE specifically have a negative influence on sexual functioning. Patients' illness perceptions appear to play a more important role in the negative impact on sexual functioning than medical characteristics such as disease activity. The high prevalence of sexual problems highlights the need to more frequently address and aim to improve sexual functioning in patients with SLE. Patients may benefit from methods such as illness perception modification and coping style interventions to reduce their sexual problems.
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Authors
Gabriëlle M.N. Daleboudt, Elizabeth Broadbent, Fiona McQueen, Ad A. Kaptein,