Dry eye disease also might influence psychological status and quality of life in patients with primary Sj?gren’s syndrome

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Authors' reply Yafei Cui1–3,*?Lin Li2,4,* Ling Xia1,*?Qian Zhao2?Shengnan Chen2?Ting Fu1?Juan Ji1?Zhifeng Gu1 1Department of Rheumatology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China; 2School of Nursing, Nantong University, Nantong, China; 3Department of Nursing, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China; 4Department of Nursing, Changzhou Second People’s Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, China *These authors contributed equally to this work The primary purpose of the present study was to survey the quality of life (QoL) in primary Sj?gren’s syndrome (pSS) and to analyze the relationships between disease activity, anxiety/depression, fatigue, pain, age, oral disorders, impaired swallowing, sicca symptoms, and QoL. Sicca symptoms were assessed by the dryness domain of the European League against Rheumatism Sj?gren’s Syndrome Patient-Reported Index, which was designed to evaluate patients’ symptoms and complaints. Among dryness features, oral and ocular dryness were considered as being the priority?dryness.1 View the original paper by Cui and colleagues.