The prevalence of self-reported lower limb and foot health problems experienced by participants with systemic lupus erythematosus: Results of a UK national survey

Cherry, L, Alcacer-Pitarch, B, Hopkinson, N, Teh, LS, Vital, EM, Edwards, CJ, Blake, A and Williams, AE ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1224-4347 2017, 'The prevalence of self-reported lower limb and foot health problems experienced by participants with systemic lupus erythematosus: Results of a UK national survey' , Lupus, 26 (4) , pp. 410-416.

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Abstract

Objective: The main aim of this survey was to determine the frequency of self-reported lower limb or foot and ankle complications experienced by participants with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). A secondary aim was to determine the frequency of treatments that have been received or that participants with SLE may like to receive if offered.
Method: A quantitative, cross-sectional, self-reported survey design was utilized. The developed survey was checked for face and content validity prior to patient partner cognitive debriefing in order to ensure usability, understanding of the process of completion and of the questions posed. The full protocol for survey development has been published previously.
Results: This is the first comprehensive national UK survey of lower limb and foot health problems reported by participants with SLE. A high prevalence of vascular, dermatological and musculoskeletal complications was reported by survey respondents. Additionally, whilst the relative prevalence of sensory loss was low, a quarter of people reported having had a fall related to changes in foot sensation demonstrating a previously unknown rate and cause of falls.
Conclusion: Complications related to vascular, dermatological and musculoskeletal health are identified as particularly prevalent in participants with SLE. Further, there is a suggestion that the provision of interventions to maintain lower limb health is highly varied and lacks national standardization, despite there being a strong indication of participant reported need. The findings of this work can be used to inform care guideline development in addition to identifying areas for future research.

Item Type:	Article
Schools:	Schools > School of Health and Society > Centre for Health Sciences Research
Journal or Publication Title:	Lupus
Publisher:	Sage Publications
ISSN:	0961-2033
Funders:	Logres trust
Depositing User:	Dr Anita E Williams
Date Deposited:	14 Oct 2016 07:47
Last Modified:	07 Nov 2019 15:45
URI:	http://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/40331

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