SLE patients in remission/low disease activity of three immunology centers were included in this randomized, controlled, follow-up study. In addition to the standard of care (SOC) sixteen out of the thirty SLE patients received balneotherapy (15 times, for 30 minutes) and fourteen patients received the SOC only. Prevalidated survey instruments including LupusQol, SF36, and WPAI questionnaires were recorded.
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of balneotherapy on the quality of life and on work productivity of SLE patients.