Table 6.

Empowerment Outcomes (T1) in Control and Social Media groups in SLE subjects

	Control (n = 13)	Social Media (n = 12)	p-value*
Feeling better informed	3.92 ± 0.39	3.96 ± 0.51	0.85
Increased confidence in physician relationship	3.96 ± 0.43	4.26 ± 0.49	0.11
Improved acceptance of illness	3.15 ± 0.51	3.65 ± 0.53	0.03
Increased confidence with treatment	3. 83 ± 0.49	3.90 ± 0.46	0.72
Increased optimism and control over the future	3.81 ± 0.55	4.27 ± 0.47	0.03
Increased self esteem	3.28 ± 0.86	3.63 ± 0.81	0.30
Improved social well being	2.69 ± 0.90	3.46 ± 0.81	0.04
Empowering Outcome Total Score	24.6 ± 2.54	27.1 ± 3.1	0.04

Abbreviations: SLE systemic lupus erythematosus

*p-value calculated via Student t-test