Quality of life and self-esteem in patients with psoriasis, vitiligo and healthy controls: A cross sectional study
Journal Title: Telangana Journal of Psychiatry - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction Psoriasis and vitiligo are among the most common chronic skin diseases which have a negative impact on the psychosocial wellbeing Patients may experience social rejection and stigmatization So the aim of this present study is to assess and compare the selfesteem and quality of life QoL in patients with vitiligo psoriasis and healthy controls and its relationship with age and genderMaterials and Methods A crosssectional and comparative study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital Udaipur Rajasthan with a sample of total 150 cases 50 each of psoriasis vitiligo and healthy controls aged between 1864years The assessment of all subjects was done for quality of life and selfesteem by using scales Short Form36 SF36 and Rosenberg SelfEsteem Scale RSES respectivelyResults The results of our study showed that the selfesteem quality of life was low in psoriatic patients when compared to vitiligo patients p0000 and healthy controls p0009 No relationship was found in patients of psoriasis and vitiligo between age and gender with regards to selfesteem and quality of life except poor social function domain of QoL which was observed in middle age group 4064years patients of psoriasisConclusion While evaluating and arranging treatment of psoriasis and vitiligo patients these results in poor psychosocial functioning should be considered and along with dermatologic interventions psychiatric approaches should also be included for a better outcomeKeywords Quality of life Selfesteem Psoriasis Vitiligo
Authors and Affiliations
Devanshi Sharma, D M Mathur, Jitendra Jeenger, Manu Sharma, Kalpana Gupta
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- DOI 10.18231/2455-8559.2018.0011
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