Table 2.

Characteristics of Study Respondents (n=28)

Characteristic	N	Mean	Std. Dev.	Range
Age		49.1	12.1	22–70
Duration of Disease		20.5	7.6	5–23
Female	25
Race/Ethnicity
White, not of Hispanic Background	8
Hispanic of Any Race	4
African American	10
Asian American	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2
Disease Activity1 in Worst Quartile	8
Disease Damage2 in Worst Quartile	14
High Level of Depressive Symptoms3	8

¹Systemic Lupus Activity Questionnaire (SLAQ)^33,34 score of 15 or higher

²Brief Index of Lupus Damage (BILD) ^17,18 score of 5 or higher

³CESD scores of 24 or higher ^35,36