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Quality of Life in Psoriasis Patients / 대한피부과학회지
Article 在 Ko | WPRIM | ID: wpr-11988
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ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease and it has been shown to impact the quality of life (QOL) of the patients to which was known to be almost the same degree as other more life threatening disorders. Until now little is known about the impact of psoriasis on QOL in Korean psoriasis patients.

OBJECTIVE:

To investigate psoriasis related to the quality of life on the physical, social, psychologic aspects.

METHOD:

We applied forty one questionnaires to 100 psoriasis patients. And all the patient's condition was evaluated by the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI).

RESULTS:

1. Disability score of PDI on the physical, social, and psychological aspects were 2.20, 1.65, and 1.78, respectively. 2. Physical disability showed no differences according to age(between below 39 years old group and above 40 years old group), marriage, and sex. However, the group with higher PASI score (>15) showed more disability than the group with lower PASI score in the physical aspect (p15) group showed more disability than the lower PASI score group in the social aspect (p15) group showed more disability than the lower PASI score group in the psychologic aspect (p<0.01).

CONCLUSION:

Most of psoriasis patients had moderate to severe disadvantage in their QOL. Therefore, it is important for the dermatologist to recognize patient's physical, social, and psychologic distress on counseling and management. And further research is needed to determine appropriate parameter to measure the degree of disability of psoriasis patients on quality of life aspect.
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全文: 1 索引: WPRIM 主要主题: Psoriasis / Quality of Life / Skin Diseases / Marriage / Surveys and Questionnaires / Counseling 研究类型: Prognostic_studies 限制: Adult / Humans 语言: Ko 期刊: Korean Journal of Dermatology 年: 2004 类型: Article
全文: 1 索引: WPRIM 主要主题: Psoriasis / Quality of Life / Skin Diseases / Marriage / Surveys and Questionnaires / Counseling 研究类型: Prognostic_studies 限制: Adult / Humans 语言: Ko 期刊: Korean Journal of Dermatology 年: 2004 类型: Article