The aim of the study was to assess the quality life of patients with psoriasis treated with biologics, and to analyze the various factors that determine it. Methods: The cross-sectional study was realized with 117 patients at the Centre for Biologic Therapy in Slovakia. The factors analyzed were: Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI), The Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (BIPQ), General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), Psoriasis Area Severity Index (PASI), localization of skin changes, duration of the disease, length of use of biologics, BMI. Results: Mean score of DLQI was 9.03 (SD = 6.59, range = 2-23). DLQI significantly correlates with PASI (r = 0.347), length of use of biologics (r =-0.286), illness perception (r = 0.557) and anxiety (r = 0.338). Hierarchical regression analysis showed that PASI (β = 0.252) and illness perception (β = 2.209) were significant predictors of a patient's quality life. Conclusions: The findings of study indicate that the quality life of psoriatic patients treated with biologics is determined by the disease severity and illness perception. Therefore it is very important to include a psychosocial dimension (assessment, effective intervention) in the care of these patients.
Prešovská univerzita v Prešove, Fakulta zdravotníckych odborov, Katedra ošetrovateľstva 2 Dentálna klinika, Humenné Článok poskytuje kompletný prehľad o problematike a liečbe alopécie u mladých žien. Na základe detailnej analýzy prípadu sme zistili, že uvádzané ochorenie závisí od účinnosti terapie u žien. Nezastupiteľné postavenie v úspešnej liečbe alopécie nemá len široké spektrum terapeutických postupov, ale aj prístup lekára k pacientke, psychologická starostlivosť a dostatočná podpora od príbuzných a blízkych priateľov. Kľúčové slová: alopécia, vyšetrenia, dopad ochorenia, terapia. The problems of alopecia in young women The article is providing a complete owerview on the issues and treatment of alopecia in young women. On the basis of detailed analysis of the case we have found that the disease affects on teraphy in women. Irreplaceable role in the successful treatment of alopecia is not only a wide range of therapeutic procedures, as well as access to patient medical, psychological care and adequate support from relatives and close friends.
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