PSORIASIS INFLUENCE ON THE PATIENTS’ QUALITY OF LIFE
Valentina B. Petkova, Milen V. Dimitrov, Irina N. Nikolova, Christina Ch. Voycheva, Velisslava G. Valchanova MA, Kalina G. Andreevska
ABSTRACT
Background
Psoriasis influences patient's lives, affecting them physically,
psychologically and socially. Their quality of life is similar to that of
other major medical diseases such as cancer, arthritis, hypertension,
heart disease, diabetes and depression. The objective of this study was
to evaluate QOL in psoriasis patients before and after treatment with
extemporaneous formulation. Methods: The patient’s self-assessment
Koo-Menter Psoriasis Instrument (A part) is applied to 22 patients
suffering from different stage of psoriasis. With 0 is indicated the
absolute absence of a problem while with 10 – “very much” availability. All data were
processed through SPSS 20.0 software. Chi-square test and t test were used as data analysis.
Results: 22 patients were enrolled in the study. The correlation analysis of PQOL1 and
PQOL2 and sex, age and duration shows that there is no significant correlation between the
patients quality of life and their sex and age. But there is significant correlation between
PQOL1 and the duration of the disease., Conclusions: The study showed there is
improvement in QOL in psoriasis patients before and after treatment with the
extemporaneous formulation. Duration of disease can be considered as a possible mediator of
impact on QOL.
Keywords: psoriasis, quality of life, dermatology
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