Effect of Mental Health Problems on the Quality of Life in Children with Lupus Nephritis.

Introduction: Mental health problems, such as anxiety, depression, and ineffective family coping, in children with lupus nephritis (LN) can increase the severity and affect the management of the disease, thus affecting the quality of life (QoL) of patients.

Objective: Analyzing the association between levels of depression, anxiety, coping, disease activity on the QoL of pediatric patients with LN.

Patients And Methods: There were 62 pediatric LN participants (16 participants in the induction phase and 46 participants in the maintenance phase).