Well being, psychopathology and coping strategies in psoriasis compared with atopic dermatitis: a controlled study

Leibovici, Vera; Canetti, Laura; Yahalomi, S; Cooper‐Kazaz, Rena; Bonne, Omer; Ingber, Arieh; Bachar, Eytan

doi:10.1111/j.1468-3083.2009.03542.x

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“…3 Moreover, in the current study, women with AI reported age at disease onset approximately 6 years younger compared with male patients, which DLQI, mean 6 SD (range) 14.4 6 6.6 (1-26) 9.6 6 6.9 .03* FKKS SSEX, mean 6 SD (range) 19.5 6 5.1 (12-32) 23.5 6 5.8 (13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32) .02* Sartorius score, mean 6 SD (range) 52.9 6 35.5 (7-138) 52. 8 6 27.3 (17-114) .72…”

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Profound disturbances of sexual health in patients with acne inversa

Kurek

Peters

Chanwangpong

et al. 2012

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

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Profound disturbances of sexual health in patients with acne inversa

Kurek

Peters

Chanwangpong

et al. 2012

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

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“…When examining factors contributing to the alexithymia status, our results showed that female sex, sensitive area involvement, and presence of comorbidities significantly contributed to alexithymic features in these patients. There are limited data providing evidence of alexithymic characteristics in patients with psoriasis, but the relation between the skin and central nervous system has long been known; however, how they would influence each other is not completely known yet [28] . The major question is whether alexithymia simply persists in alexithymic individuals from childhood or if it actually develops de novo in later phases.…”

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Alexithymia and Plaque Psoriasis: Preliminary Investigation in a Clinical Sample of 250 Patients

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Background/Aims: Psoriasis as a dermatological disorder has complex effects on mental health and the psychological status of the patient. Many authors proposed that assessing how psoriasis affects a patient's life is better than a body surface area measurement for delineating psoriasis severity. Alexithymia is a personality dimension characterized by difficulty identifying feelings, difficulty describing feelings, and externally oriented thinking observed in many clinical conditions, especially in psychosomatic disorders. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of alexithymia in patients with plaque psoriasis compared with healthy participants, while taking into consideration demographic and clinical variables. Methods: We enrolled 250 patients with chronic plaque psoriasis, naïve to any systemic treatment, and 215 healthy individuals. The 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) was used to assess alexithymia. Data analysis was done. Results: The mean TAS score was 53.5 (±15.3) for the patient group and 45.1 (±10.8) for controls (p < 0.0001). Compared to controls, the psoriasis group showed significant alexithymic features (32.4 vs. 9.3%), and no significant differences of alexithymia between patients with severe and mild psoriasis were observed. A significant relationship was determined between alexithymia and female gender and sensitive area involvement, such as the face, hands, and genital area. Conclusion: This study suggests that the assessment of alexithymia should be a part of the comprehensive care of patients with moderate to severe psoriasis. For this purpose, the TAS-20 is a useful and simple tool to be used in daily clinical practice.

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“…Tais resultados podem indicar que a satisfação com a imagem corporal ou não, é um indicador do bem-estar. Por conseguinte, um dos aspectos que interfere no impacto social é a visibilidade das lesões, a qual está correlacionada negativamente com a qualidade de vida (Leibovici et al, 2010). O facto de a pele ser exposta aos outros e ser o cartão de visita remete a que estes doentes tentem, geralmente, esconder as lesões.…”

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“…Quanto à qualidade de vida, diversas investigações descrevem, em termos individuais, que a psoríase causa impacto negativo nas diversas dimensões, incluindo as actividades diárias, lazer (tais como desporto e praia), trabalho/escola e relações pessoais (contactos sociais e relações íntimas) (Finlay, 2001;Leibovici et al, 2010). Este impacto no bem--estar geral está consequentemente associado a uma perda de produtividade no trabalho, níveis mais elevados de stresse psicológico e insatisfação com o tratamento (Schmitt & Ford, 2006;.…”

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Variáveis individuais e familiares na psoríase: um estudo com doentes e parceiros

Brito

Pereira

2012

Psic.: Teor. e Pesq.

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RESUMO -Este trabalho avalia morbilidade, qualidade de vida, ajustamento de casal, coping familiar e imagem corporal em 101 doentes com psoríase e 78 parceiros. Os resultados revelaram uma relação positiva entre as variáveis dos doentes e parceiros no que diz respeito ao ajustamento, coping e morbilidade. Pior qualidade de vida e imagem corporal no doente estão associadas a mais morbilidade no parceiro. Os doentes em tratamento combinado e fototerapia apresentaram pior qualidade de vida e insatisfação com a imagem corporal. Melhor ajustamento de casal e menor ansiedade no parceiro predizem ajustamento de casal no doente. Satisfação com a imagem corporal prevê melhor qualidade de vida no doente. Os resultados enfatizam a necessidade de envolver os parceiros nos programas de intervenção. As implicações são apresentadas.Palavras-chave: psoríase, morbilidade, qualidade de vida, ajustamento conjugal, coping, imagem corporal. Individual and Family Variables in Psoriasis:A Study with Patients and Partners ABSTRACT -In this paper the relationship between morbility, quality of life, marital adjustment, family coping and body image in 101 psoriatic patients and 78 partners was investigated. The results showed a positive relationship between patients and partners variables on dyadic adjustment, coping and morbidity. Negative quality of life and body image in patients are associated to more morbidity in partners. Patients in combined treatment and phototherapy showed lower quality of life and less satisfaction with body image. Better dyadic adjustment and less anxiety in partners predict higher adjustment in patients. Satisfaction with body image predicts better quality of life in patients. The results of this study emphasize the need to involve partners in program´s interventions. Clinical implications of the results are presented.

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Well being, psychopathology and coping strategies in psoriasis compared with atopic dermatitis: a controlled study

Abstract: Background There is a vast literature describing the association between psoriasis, atopic dermatitis (AD) and

Cited by 38 publications

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Profound disturbances of sexual health in patients with acne inversa

Profound disturbances of sexual health in patients with acne inversa

Alexithymia and Plaque Psoriasis: Preliminary Investigation in a Clinical Sample of 250 Patients

Variáveis individuais e familiares na psoríase: um estudo com doentes e parceiros

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