The burden of psoriasis: A study concerning health-related quality of life among Norwegian adult patients with psoriasis compared with general population norms
The burden of psoriasis: A study concerning health-related quality of life among Norwegian adult patients with psoriasis compared with general population norms
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DOI：
10.1067/mjd.2000.107501
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发表时间：
2000-11-01
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13.8
通讯作者：
Hanestad, BR
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作者：
Wahl, A;Loge, JH;Hanestad, BR
背景：减少银屑病引起的残疾是皮肤科的一个重要问题。因此，重要的是要评估患者的评价，他们的健康相关的生活quality of life.Objective：本研究的目的是评估银屑病患者的健康相关的生活质量，并将这些估计与人口normal.Methods：样本包括283例患者和2323对照组的一般挪威人口的代表。结果：患者的年龄、性别、文化程度、医院环境、合并症、躯体症状等人口学和临床变量均影响不同SF-SG量表的评分。在对年龄、性别和教育水平进行调整后，发现银屑病患者在所有量表上的得分均显著低于正常对照组。最大的差异被发现的作用情绪恐惧。最小的差异被发现在健康过渡scale.Conclusion：这些结果表明，银屑病患者报告较差的健康相关的生活质量比一般人群。因此，银屑病患者的护理必须注意疾病对不同生活领域的影响。
Background: The reduction of disability caused by psoriasis is an important issue in dermatology. It is thus important to assess the patients' appraisal of their health-related quality of life.Objective: The aim of the present study was to assess health-related quality of life among patients with psoriasis and to compare these estimates with population norms.Methods: The samples comprised 283 patients and 2323 control subjects representative of the general Norwegian population. Health-related quality of life was assessed by means of the SF-36.Results: Both demographic and clinical variables, such as age, gender, educational level, hospital setting, comorbidity, and physical symptoms, affected the different SF-SG scales among the patients. After adjustments had been made for age, gender, and educational level, it was seen that psoriasis patients reported significantly lower scores than the normal controls on all scales. The greatest difference was found on the role emotional scare. The smallest difference was found on the health transition scale.Conclusion: These results show that psoriasis patients report poorer health-related quality of life than the general population. Therefore patient care of psoriasis must give attention to the impact of the disease on different life domains.