To what extent do psoriasis patients take an interest in their condition? - a pilot study
Journal Title: Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii - Year 2006, Vol 23, Issue 4
Abstract
Knowledge of psoriasis patients about their condition may have fundamental importance in effective control of the disease. Psoriasis is one of the most common diseases affecting 1.5-2.8% of our population, afflicting both women and men, mainly of the white race. It is characterised by chronic and recurrent course. In pathogenesis genetic background plays a great role but clinical manifestation is caused by various factors such as stress, viral and bacterial infections and some drugs. The aim of the study was an assessment of psoriasis patients’ knowledge about their condition as well as the interest they take to broaden it on account of numerous investigations which study the effect this dermatosis exerts on the patients’ self-assessment and their quality of life. The study included 104 patients treated in two medical centres: the Medical University Department of Dermatology in Lublin and the Specialist Hospital Dermatological Ward in Pulawy. All the patients completed an anonymous questionnaire which contained questions checking their knowledge of their own condition. For the respondents their doctor was the most common source of information on psoriasis (95.19%). Patients with university education significantly more often made use of professional literature and the Internet or sought the pharmacist’s counselling (p
Authors and Affiliations
Grażyna Chodorowska, Marlena Bryczek, Małgorzata Dąbrowska-Członka, Joanna Bartosińska
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