Patients' educational needs about topical treatments for psoriasis
Patients' educational needs about topical treatments for psoriasis
复制标题
DOI：
10.1016/j.jaad.2012.04.016
复制
发表时间：
2013-06-01
影响因子：
13.8
通讯作者：
Feldman, Steven R.
中科院分区：
文献类型：
--
作者：
Martin, Sabrina L.;McGoey, Suzanne T.;Feldman, Steven R.
背景：外用药物是银屑病治疗的主要手段。许多患者缺乏关于主题的教育。这可能有助于低坚持与长期的疾病management.Objective：我们试图描述有关局部治疗银屑病patients with psoriasis.Methods：患者的问题，关于局部治疗的教育需求收集从国家银屑病基金会的网络广播局部用药。广播前的问题回答和网络直播后的调查回答被归类为共同的主题，并按频率排列。结果：百分之三十的人询问副作用，主要强调局部类固醇; 16%的人询问正确使用; 11%的人询问疗效。关于具体用药事实和用药信息的普及性新的有用教育（尤其是类固醇）的安全性，治疗依从性的需要，以及局部形式可用的各种选择。局限性：研究人群由对国家银屑病基金会教育材料感兴趣的在线用户组成，而不是银屑病患者的一般人群。通过提供关于局部用药的副作用、正确使用和疗效的信息，可以更好地满足患者的需求。还应就治疗变更和治疗方案依从性进行沟通。
Background: Topical medications are a mainstay of psoriasis treatment. Many patients lack education about topicals. This may contribute to low adherence with long-term disease management.Objective: We sought to describe educational needs concerning topical treatment for patients with psoriasis.Methods: Patients' questions regarding topical therapy were collected from a National Psoriasis Foundation webcast on topical medications. The prebroadcast question responses and the postwebcast survey responses were categorized into common themes and ranked by frequency.Results: Thirty percent asked about side effects, with a major emphasis on topical steroids; 16% asked about proper use; and 11% asked about efficacy. Popular new and useful education concerned specific medication facts and information on medication (especially steroid) safety, the need for treatment adherence, and the variety of options available in topical form.Limitations: The study population consisted of online users expressing interest in the National Psoriasis Foundation educational material, not the general population of patients with psoriasis.Conclusions: Patient needs can be better met by providing information regarding side effects, proper use, and efficacy of topical medications. Communication regarding treatment changes and adherence to the treatment regimen should also occur.