Experimental stress in inflammatory rheumatic diseases: a review of psychophysiological stress responses

Sabine J M de Brouwer; Floris W Kraaimaat; Fred C G J Sweep; Marjonne C W Creemers; Timothy R D J Radstake; Antoinette I M van Laarhoven; Piet L C M van Riel; Andrea W M Evers

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Experimental stress in inflammatory rheumatic diseases: a review of psychophysiological stress responses

Sabine J M de Brouwer, Floris W Kraaimaat, Fred C G J Sweep, Marjonne C W Creemers, Timothy R D J Radstake, Antoinette I M van Laarhoven, Piet L C M van Riel, Andrea W M Evers

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INTRODUCTION: Stressful events are thought to contribute to the aetiology, maintenance and exacerbation of rheumatic diseases. Given the growing interest in acute stress responses and disease, this review investigates the impact of real-life experimental psychosocial, cognitive, exercise and sensory stressors on autonomic, neuroendocrine and immune function in patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases.

METHODS: Databases Medline, PsychINFO, Embase, Cinahl and Pubmed were screened for studies (1985 to 2009) investigating physiological stress responses in inflammatory rheumatic diseases. Eighteen articles met the inclusion criteria.

RESULTS: Results suggest that immune function may be altered in response to a stressor; such alterations could contribute to the maintenance or exacerbation of inflammatory rheumatic diseases during stressful events in daily life.

CONCLUSIONS: This review emphasizes the need for more experimental research in rheumatic populations with controlled stress paradigms that include a follow-up with multiple evaluation points, simultaneous assessment of different physiological stress systems, and studying factors contributing to specific physiological responses, such as stress appraisal.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	R89
Journal	Arthritis Research & Therapy
Volume	12
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/ar3016
Publication status	Published - 2010
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Autonomic Nervous System
Humans
Immune System
Neurosecretory Systems
Rheumatic Diseases
Stress, Physiological
Stress, Psychological
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

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