Psychometric validation and reliability of the Arabic version of the LupusQoL questionnaire (Ar-LupusQoL) in Egyptian patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Omima Ahmed El-Farra, Yasmeen Abdelhakim Abdelnaby, Ahmed Adel Abdel Azim, Gamal Saeed Gamal, Amal Mohamed Elmesiry, Nermeen Mohammed Elmenayar, Shereen R. Kamel, Manal Hassanien, Shaimaa Moustafa Hafez, Wedad Mahmoud Ghazy, Department of Rheumatology, Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Department, Faculty of Medicine for girls Al-Azhar University, Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Al Mansurah, Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Public Health And Preventive Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University

Lupus: An International Journal

Published online on August 17, 2026

Abstract

Lupus, Ahead of Print.
IntroductionSystemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic multisystem autoimmune disease associated with impaired health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The LupusQoL is a disease-specific instrument designed to capture SLE-related HRQoL domains; ...