QUALITY OF LIFE MEASUREMENT IN PATIENTS WITH PSORIASIS AT A TERTIARY CARE TEACHING HOSPITAL OF SURAT, GUJARAT
Journal Title: Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 16
Abstract
BACKGROUND Psoriasis is a chronic, inflammatory dermatosis characterized by erythematous, scaly lesions covering extensive areas of the skin with prevalence of 2-3% in the general population. Psoriasis do not affect survival often, but has major negative effects on quality of life of patients. Aims- Assessment of the quality of life and psychological distress in patients diagnosed with psoriasis. MATERIALS AND METHODS 100 consecutive consenting patients with psoriasis of age more than 16 years and of both sexes were assessed. The study subjects attended dermatology outpatient department of a tertiary care centre. Clinical severity of disease was measured using psoriasis area severity index (PASI) and psoriasis disability index (PDI). Psychological distress was measured by hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS). Statistical analysis was performed using chi-square analysis and Pearson's correlation coefficients. RESULTS 44% of the patients were diagnosed with anxiety and 21% with depression. Significant correlation was noted between the PASI score, PDI and HADS. Among the two groups of patients based on their PASI scores; group I (PASI < 18); group II (PASI > 18) the mean of the PDI and its subdivisions in each of the clinical severity groups were compared. Results revealed that the total PDI and all its subdivisions (except questions relating to leisure and treatment) were significantly higher in group II (PASI > 18). CONCLUSION This study suggests that severely affected psoriasis patients require a holistic approach for treatment where both medical and psychological measures should be taken into consideration.
Authors and Affiliations
Vishal Agrawal, Harshal Gupta
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP556231
- DOI 10.18410/jebmh/2018/293
- Views 92
- Downloads 0
ASYMPTOMATIC URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CLINIC AT TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL
BACKGROUND Asymptomatic bacteriuria (ABU) is present if on 1, 2 or more consecutive occasions > 100,000 colony forming units/ml are found in aseptically collected mid-stream sample. Evidence exist that 30% of patients wi...
LYMPH NODE TUBERCULOSIS- CURRENT SCENARIO
BACKGROUND Tuberculosis is one of the leading causes of mortality in India killing 2 persons every three minutes. The problem of drug resistance is now a major hindrance in our war against this disease. Much of the repor...
SEXUAL DIFFERENCE IN THE MORPHOMETRY OF SQUATTING FACETS IN THE BONES FORMING THE TALOCRURAL-JOINT
Indians are known to be habitual squatters. The habitual squatting is known to cause anatomical changes over a period of time in the bones which participate in such extreme actions. In squatting the subtalar joint is inv...
CLINICAL PROFILE, AETIOLOGY & EEG CHARACTERISTICS OF NEONATAL SEIZURES
BACKGROUND Seizures are a common neonatal neurologic emergency, affecting approximately 1-4 per 1000 live births. The first 28 days of life (defining the neonatal period) represents the period of greatest seizure hazard...
CROSS-FUSED RENAL ECTOPIA- A CASE REPORT
A case of cross-fused renal ectopia was found during a routine cadaveric dissection at Department of Anatomy, Government T.D. Medical College, Vandanam, Alappuzha. The right kidney crossed the midline and fused with the...