Impact Of Psoriasis on The Quality of Life

Authors

  • Yogesh M Shah Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore
  • Kaushur Didarally Khodabocus Govt. of Mauritius, Mauritius
  • Yugantara R Kadam Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Medical College, Pune
  • Alka D Gore Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Medical College, Pune
  • Kirti C Rasote Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Medical College, Pune

Keywords:

Impact, Quality of Life, Psoriasis Disability Index, daily activities, women

Abstract

Background: The Quality of Life of a patient of psoriasis is similar to or worse than a patient of chronic diseases like ischemic heart dis- ease, hypertension, diabetes and cancer, however no assessment of the same was available in Mauritius. Aim was to do a quantitative study of impact of psoriasis on the Quality of Life of the psoriatic.

Methods: A cross-sectional study of consecutive 55 patients of pso- riasis was carried out at the Skin Outpatient department of a regional hospital in Mauritius. An assessment of impact of psoriasis on the Quality of Life of each patient of psoriasis was carried out using the Psoriasis Disability Index Questionnaire of A Y Finlay.

Results: Out of total 55 patients of psoriasis 30 (54.6%) had PDI score

≥ 20 and 25 (45.4%) patients < 20; 14/19 (73.70%) women had PDI score >20. (p value=0.024). The impact of psoriasis on the ‘daily activ- ities’ of the psoriatic scored highest with (62.3%), followed by ‘lei- sure’ (39.2%), ‘at work’ (33.3%), ‘treatment’ (29.3%) and ‘personal relationships’ (8.1%).

Conclusions: The majority of the psoriatic had a severe negative im- pact on their Quality of Life which was most obvious in their ‘daily activities’ and in women.

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Shah YM, Khodabocus KD, Kadam YR, Gore AD, Rasote KC. Impact Of Psoriasis on The Quality of Life. Natl J Community Med [Internet]. 2015 Dec. 31 [cited 2024 Dec. 3];6(04):469-73. Available from: https://njcmindia.com/index.php/file/article/view/1243

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