Validation and verification of the Japanese version of the systemic lupus erythematosus symptom checklist for patient quality of life

The systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) symptom checklist (SSC) is a patient-reported outcome measure consisting of 38 queries. We translated SSC into Japanese and attempted to validate its usefulness for evaluating the quality of life (QOL) of SLE patients and identify factors that affect QOL.Data from the Medical Outcomes Study Short-form 36 questionnaire (SF-36), Japanese LupusPRO, the Japanese version of the SSC (SSC-J) questionnaire,...