Women with SLE and depressive symptoms are associated with daytime dysfunction. Daytime dysfunction includes difficulty carrying out daily tasks, lack of energy or motivation, and increase in errors at school/work. 

University of Illinois at Chicago

Depressed mood in women with SLE is typically associated with poor sleep quality. Depressed mood is specifically linked to sleep disturbance, adequacy, and quantity. This could be due to sleep disturbance as the most prominent symptom in depressive patients and was formerly regarded as a main secondary manifestation of depression. 

Depressed Mood as a Determinant of Sleep Quality in Women with Lupus

Moraleda, V., Prados, G., Martínez, M. P., Sánchez, A. I., Sabio, J. M., & Miró, E. (2017). Sleep quality, clinical and psychological manifestations in women with systemic lupus erythematosus. International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases, 20(10), 1541-1550.

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