Giffords Elissa D
Social Work Program, Department of Health Care & Public Administration, Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus, 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville, NY 11548, USA.
Soc Work Health Care. 2003;37(4):57-72. doi: 10.1300/J010v37n04_04.
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease that many people know little about. Lupus can affect the skin, joints, kidney, heart, lungs, nervous system, blood and other organs or systems. For most people it is a relatively mild disease; for others it causes life-threatening problems. Social workers and related health professionals must learn to recognize how lupus affects individuals and their families' physical, psychological and social functioning in order to develop effective interventions for their patients. This article provides basic medical information about lupus and discusses strategies to help facilitate understanding, coping and management of this disease.
系统性红斑狼疮（SLE）是一种许多人了解甚少的慢性自身免疫性疾病。狼疮可影响皮肤、关节、肾脏、心脏、肺、神经系统、血液及其他器官或系统。对大多数人而言，它是一种相对较轻的疾病；对另一些人来说，它会引发危及生命的问题。社会工作者及相关健康专业人员必须学会认识狼疮如何影响个体及其家庭的身体、心理和社会功能，以便为其患者制定有效的干预措施。本文提供了有关狼疮的基本医学信息，并讨论了有助于促进对该疾病的理解、应对和管理的策略。
