Life quality among psoriasis patients based on Dermatology Life Quality Index evaluation and its association with psoriasis severity in China: a cross-sectional study
| Autor: | Yiran Chen, Lei Wei, Yu Song, Rui Zhang, Le Kuai, Bin Li, Ruiping Wang |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | Annals of Medicine, Vol 55, Iss 1 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 07853890 1365-2060 0785-3890 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/07853890.2023.2231847 |
| Popis: | AbstractBackground Psoriasis critically influences the psychosocial well-being of patients and reduces their quality of life and work efficiency beyond skin symptoms. However, evidence on the association between life quality based on the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) and psoriasis severity is limited, particularly in China. This study aimed to explore the association between life quality based on the DLQI evaluation and disease severity among psoriasis patients in China.Methods Four thousand two hundred and thirty psoriasis patients were recruited from the Chinese National Clinical Research Center for Skin and Immune Diseases from 2020 to 2021. Information was collected by applying a structured questionnaire and onsite physical examination. Data analysis was performed by using SAS software (version 9.4; SAS Inc., Cary, NC), and statistical significance was set at p |
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