Quality of life and psychosocial aspects in Greek patients with psoriasis: a cross-sectional study

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia

Anargyros Kouris¹  Christos Christodoulou¹  Christina Stefanaki¹  Miltiadis Livaditis¹  Revekka Tsatovidou¹  Constantinos Kouskoukis¹  Athanasios Petridis¹  George Kontochristopoulos¹ 

关键词: Anxiety disorders;    Depression;    Psoriasis;    Quality of life;   

DOI  :  10.1590/abd1806-4841.20154147

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Abstract:BACKGROUND: Psoriasis is a common, long-term skin disease associated with high levels of psychological distress and a considerable adverse impact on life. The effects of psoriasis, beyond skin affliction, are seldom recognized and often undertreated.OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study is to evaluate the quality of life, anxiety and depression, self-esteem and loneliness in patients with psoriasis.METHODS: Eighty-four patients with psoriasis were enrolled in the study. The quality of life, depression and anxiety, loneliness and self-esteem of the patient were assessed using the Dermatology Life Quality Index, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the UCLA loneliness Scale (UCLA-Version 3) and Rosenberg's Self-esteem Scale, respectively.RESULTS: The Dermatology Quality of Life Index score among psoriasis patients was 12.61 ± 4.88. They had statistically significantly higher scores according to the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale -anxiety subscale (p=0.032)-compared with healthy volunteers. Moreover, a statistically significant difference was found between the two groups concerning the UCLA-scale (p=0.033) and RSES-scale (p<0.0001). Female patients presented with lower self-esteem than male patients.CONCLUSION: Psoriasis is a distressing, recurrent disorder that significantly impairs quality of life. Therefore, the recognition and future management of psoriasis may require the involvement of multi-disciplinary teams to manage the physical, psychological and social aspects of the condition, as is the case for systemic, long-term conditions.

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