Abstract: Objective To evaluate the life quality of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE) who was treated with traditional Chinese medicine and to analyze the impact of the therapy on those patients.Methods The method employed in this study is questionnaire.Evaluation of life quality of 93 patients with SLE and 30 healthy persons was fulfilled by SF-36 quality of life assessment questionnaire,and then the results of the assessments of 30 patients before the treatment were compared with the results after the treatment.Results There was significant difference in terms of SF-36 quality of life assessment between the group of patients and the control(P<0.05 or P<0.01);and there was significant difference in life quality before and after treatment in patient group.Conclusion The life quality of patients with SLE is generally reduced,and the treatment with TCM can significantly improve with life quality of patients with SLE.

Key words: systemic lupus erythematosus, traditional Chinese medicine, life quality