Improvement of health-related quality of life and adherence to treatment with calcipotriol-betamethasone dipropionate gel in patients with psoriasis vulgaris
An. bras. dermatol
; 91(2): 160-166, Mar.-Apr. 2016. tab, graf
Artigo
em Inglês
| LILACS
| ID: lil-781364
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BR1.1
ABSTRACT
Abstract BACKGROUND:
Psoriasis is a common, chronic, recurrent, immune-mediated disorder of the skin and joints. It can have a significant negative impact on the physical, emotional and psychosocial wellbeing of affected patients.OBJECTIVES:
To measure improvement in health-related QoL (HRQoL) in Greek patients with psoriasis vulgaris after a month of treatment with calcipotriol-betamethasone dipropionate gel; and evaluate adherence to treatment parameters.METHODS:
The study included 394 psoriasis vulgaris patients from 16 private dermatological practices in Greece, all treated with calcipotriol-betamethasone dipropionate gel. They were evaluated at the first visit and after 4 weeks. Moreover, they completed the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI), while other data such as disease severity, subjective symptoms and adherence, were collected.RESULTS:
At week 4, the DLQI median was reduced by 3.5 points from the baseline (p<0.001; baseline and week 4 median 4.5 and 1.0 respectively). Pruritus and sleep disorders also improved (p<0.001). Furthermore, 90.1% of the subjects fully adhered to treatment, with a 97.1% mean level of compliance.CONCLUSIONS:
The convincing clinical results, with a distinct improvement in HRQoL, plus the high level of adherence due to its advantageous physical properties, make the calcipotriol-betamethasone dipropionate gel formulation an important, effective and well-tolerated topical therapy to treat psoriasis.
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Coleções:
Bases de dados internacionais
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Psoríase
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Qualidade de Vida
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Calcitriol
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Betametasona
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Fármacos Dermatológicos
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Adesão à Medicação
Tipo de estudo:
Ensaio clínico controlado
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Estudo observacional
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Fatores de risco
Aspecto:
Preferência do paciente
Limite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
An. bras. dermatol
Assunto da revista:
Dermatologia
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Grécia
Instituição/País de afiliação:
“Andreas Sygros” Skin Hospital/GR