Sebastian Bruera, Savannah Bowman, Yinan Huang, Maria E Suarez-Almazor, Grace H Lo, Maria Lopez-Olivo, Elizabeth Chiao, Jennifer R Kramer, Fred A Pereira, Sandeep K Agarwal
OBJECTIVES: To determine cervical cancer screening rates and factors associated with decreased cervical cancer screening in women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study that enrolled consecutive women (aged 21-64) with SLE. We collected demographics, clinical characteristics, constructs of the Health Beliefs Model (HBM) (i.e., susceptibility, severity, barriers, benefits, cues to action, and self-efficacy), and self-reported cervical cancer screening (confirmed with the electronic medical record)...
April 29, 2024: Arthritis Care & Research