- Older adults with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) experience significant social isolation, impacting their mental well-being.
- Disease manifestations contribute more to social isolation than the unavailability of social networks.
- Many participants expressed feelings of being a burden to loved ones, exacerbating emotional distress.
- Sarah B. Lieber of the Hospital for Special Surgery and Weill Cornell Medicine and colleagues advocate for further observational studies to understand the relationship between social isolation and adverse health outcomes in the elderly with SLE.
- The biopsychosocial model of pain is recommended for informing future interventions for SLE patients.
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