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OBJECTIVE: To analyze the clinical and sociodemographic manifestations in patients with Sjøgren syndrome who were treated at the University Hospital of Santander. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective cross-sectional descriptive study. The study population was integrated by patients older than 13 years who entered to University Hospital of Santander in Colombia from 2012 to 2016. Patients who did not have a complete and detailed medical history were excluded. RESULTS: Were analyzed 45 patients with Sjøgren syndrome, we got a prevalence of 12/100,000 patients; 41 were women. The average age in the cases was 55.4 years. The median of evolution time of the symptoms was of 48 months. All the patients were caught in the outpatient consultant. Xerostomia was the clinical manifestation most frequently found, followed by the absence of saliva lake; in lesser frequency the ophthalmic disease, while only 6 cases presented Raynaud's phenomenon; 40 out of 45 patients had another systemic disease, 19 of them had rheumatoid arthritis. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of Sjøgren syndrome in our study was lesser than the current literature; the gender ratio remained similar to other studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Primary Sjögren's syndrome is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease that causes destruction of lacrimal and salivary glands. The most common and earliest symptoms are oral and ocular dryness. Dry mouth makes talking difficult, tasting and chewing properly, impairing quality of life of these patients. The most common oral signs and symptoms are hyposialia with or without xerostomia, tooth decay, fungal infections, traumatic oral lesions, dysphagia, dysgeusia, and inflammation of salivary glands. There are different therapeutic strategies, depending on the severity of each case, and the increase in the amount of saliva, to reduce the number of cavities and oral infections. It is particularly important to establish a close relationship between the dentist and the rheumatologist in order to make an early and correct diagnosis, promoting appropriate dietary and hygiene measures, as well as to treat and prevent potential oral complications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Chronic diseases are systemic, incurable, progressive, and have an insidious character and severely affect the individual's lifespan. These conditions involve a special type of stress that includes personal adjustment to new demands, and therefore the need to consider the patient characteristics in designing of the treatment such as personality, social support, psychological functioning and cultural beliefs. Psychology has proposed several models and modulating factors that influence the possibility to adopt favorable behaviors to maintain health. Sjögren syndrome is a self-immune chronic disease that impairs different body organs and tissues. It includes dry mouth and eyes, fatigue and chronic pain as its main symptoms. These clinical manifestations affect the health-related quality of life in its physical, psychological and social dimensions. The present review shows the main chronic diseases' characteristics from a psychosocial point of view, the models and psychosocial variables involved in health behavior changes, and the way in which these changes may be observed in the corresponding syndromes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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