Research Article
Social Support and Self-Reported Stress Levels in a Predominantly African American Sample of Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Table 3
Social support characteristics of SLE cases in categories of high and low stress (
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| | Characteristics | Total (41) | Low stress (28) | High stress (13) | value |
| | Number of close friends/relatives seen at least once per month, (%) | | | | 1 | | None | 3 (7.3) | 2 (7.1) | 1 (7.7) | | | 1–3 | 10 (24.4) | 7 (24.9) | 3 (23.1) | | | 4 or more | 28 (68.3) | 19 (67.9) | 9 (69.3) | | | Number of times of talk on the phone with family/friends/neighbors in a typical week, (%) | | | | 1 | | More than once | 36 (87.8) | 24 (85.7) | 12 (92.3) | | | Once per week | 5 (12.2) | 4 (14.3) | 1 (7.7) | | | How often patients get together with friends/relatives, (%) | | | | 0.6453 | | Once per week or more | 18 (43.9) | 14 (50.0) | 4 (30.8) | | | 1–3 times per month | 16 (39.0) | 9 (32.1) | 7 (53.8) | | | Less than once/month | 3 (7.3) | 2 (7.1) | 1 (7.7) | | | Never/almost never | 3 (7.3) | 2 (7.1) | 1 (7.7) | | | Having support system, (%) | | | | 1 | | Yes | 40 (97.6) | 27 (96.4) | 13 (100) | | | No | 1 (2.4) | 1 (3.6) | 0 (0) | | | Living with close friend/relative, (%) | | | | 1 | | Yes | 25 (61.0) | 17 (60.7) | 8 (61.5) | | | No | 15 (36.6) | 10 (35.7) | 5 (38.5) | | | Belonging to any clubs/organizations, (%) | | | | 0.2307 | | Yes | 30 (73.2) | 19 (67.9) | 11 (84.6) | | | No | 10 (24.4) | 9 (32.1) | 1 (7.7) | |
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: total number of participants, : number of participants in each cell, %: percent, and SD: standard deviation.
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