Associations between site of skin lesions and depression, social anxiety, body-related emotions and feelings of stigmatization in psoriasis patients

Łakuta, Patryk; Marcinkiewicz, Kamil; Bergler‐Czop, Beata; Brzeźińska-Wcisło, Ligia; Słomian, Anna

doi:10.5114/pdia.2016.62287

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“…The highest anxiety and depression incidence also occurred with lesions on the patient's head and neck, while the negative feeling was mostly experienced with the lesions on the arms and hands, followed by those on the head and neck of the patient. In our study, most women with psoriasis exhibited the highest levels of anxiety and fear regarding lesions on visible parts of their body (30), which is consistent with the mentioned study.…”

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Experiences of Young Girls with Psoriasis: A Descriptive Phenomenological Study

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Background: Psoriasis is an inflammatory skin disease with detrimental effects on patients' physical, mental, and social health. Living with this physical skin disorder can pose a threat to patients' identity and bring about unwanted changes to their role, mental image, and lifestyle. Hence, the analysis of different experiences and perceptions of people living with psoriasis can help healthcare managers and policymakers in adopting the most efficient coping strategies. Objectives: The study aimed to explain the experiences of young girls with psoriasis. Methods: This qualitative descriptive phenomenological study was conducted using in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 10 young girls with psoriasis who referred to the Dermatology Clinics of Zahedan hospitals in 2018-2019. The participants were selected using purposive sampling and the data were analyzed by Colaizzi's method. Results: The themes describing the experiences of young girls with psoriasis included the challenging emergence of disease, indefatigability in pursuit of ineffective treatment, social stigma as a community gift to the patients, and fear of uncertain future. Conclusions: The challenges of the incidence of disease at a young age and insistence on ineffective treatments were highly evident in the experiences of patients. The patients were also concerned about the social stigma associated with the disease, which could pose further challenges to their uncertain future. According to the findings, increasing public awareness of the disease and applying psychological strategies can be effective in addressing the problems of psoriasis patients. Elevating the awareness of families to accompany the patients in treatments can also be another effective measure.

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confidence: 93%

Experiences of Young Girls with Psoriasis: A Descriptive Phenomenological Study

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“…125 million people, suffer from it all over the world [3,4]. Most often, this disease occurs in Scandinavian countries and Northern Europe, where it affects 2-3% of inhabitants [5,6]. It occurs more frequently among Caucasians [7].…”

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The level of acceptance of the illness among patients with psoriasis

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Zabielska

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Pomeranian Journal of Life Sciences

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Introduction: Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory and non-infectious skin disease. It is one of the most common dermatoses. Increased reproduction of the epidermis and, as a consequence, visible skin lesions negatively affect the patient's psyche, disrupt self-esteem, reducing the chance of accepting the disease and a normal life.The aim of this study was the assessment of the level of acceptance of the illness and identification of factors affecting its acceptance among patients with psoriasis.Materials and methods: The study involved 132 individuals, comprising 113 women and 19 men. This survey-based study was conducted via the Internet using the author's questionnaire and the Acceptance of Illness Scale (AIS).Results: Acceptance of the illness level was rated great and moderate by respectively 43.9% and 39.4% of respondents. Over 66.7% of the patients described their self-esteem as high obtained a great level of acceptance of the illness according to the AIS. In the examined group, 58% of the patients not accepted psoriatic lesions on their body. Over 60% of the respondents experienced negative reactions from society regarding the disease, and almost 50% of them experienced other people’s reactions resulting from concerns about contracting the disease; these patients obtained lower AIS scores.Conclusions: The obtained results indicate a great illness acceptance among the examined group of the patients with psoriasis. The level of acceptance was influenced by the patient’s self-esteem in relation to the disease, acceptance of their own body image, altered by the disease, experiencing the negative reactions from the society regarding the disease, and the reactions of the other people resulting from concerns about contracting the disease.

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“…Psychological stress or an abnormal response to stressors is reported as a trigger of exacerbation and it might have a role in developing the disease in predisposed individuals [4][5][6][7]. Feelings of stigmatization, higher levels of social anxiety, negative emotional attitude towards the body and higher levels of depressive symptoms are observed in patients with psoriasis, especially when psoriatic lesions are present on the arms and hands, and on the head and neck [8]. Psychotherapy and stress relief techniques can be helpful in the treatment of the majority of dermatological disorders such as psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, acne vulgaris and alopecia [9,10].…”

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confidence: 99%