PMID- 21241373
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20120123
LR  - 20151119
IS  - 1468-3083 (Electronic)
IS  - 0926-9959 (Linking)
VI  - 25
IP  - 11
DP  - 2011 Nov
TI  - Psoriasis: is it the tip of the iceberg for the quality of life of patients and 
      their families?
PG  - 1282-7
LID - 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2010.03965.x [doi]
AB  - OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of psoriasis on patients' and their relatives' 
      quality of life (QoL). METHODS: Eighty patients with their accompanying family 
      members were included in the study. For measuring health related QoL (HRQoL) of 
      patients with psoriasis, two questionnaires were used: Short Form 36 Health 
      Survey (SF-36) and EuroQol (EQ-5D). Disease-specific HRQoL was assessed by the 
      Dermatology Life Quality Index. For measuring the quality of life of patients' 
      relatives, a specific questionnaire for dermatological diseases was used (Family 
      Dermatology Life Quality Index, FDLQI). RESULTS: Of our patients, 88.3% reported 
      that their disease affects in many and different ways their QoL whereas only 
      11.2% reported that psoriasis does not influence at all their life. Regarding 
      FDLQI, 90% of the participating family members, responded that their relative's 
      psoriasis affected their own QoL. CONCLUSIONS: Psoriasis is a chronic disease 
      that affects in a cumulative way the quality of life of both patients and their 
      close relatives.
CI  - (c) 2011 The Authors. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and 
      Venereology (c) 2011 European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology.
FAU - Tadros, A
AU  - Tadros A
AD  - Psoriasis Clinic, Department of Dermatology, University of Athens, Athens, 
      Greece.
FAU - Vergou, T
AU  - Vergou T
FAU - Stratigos, A J
AU  - Stratigos AJ
FAU - Tzavara, C
AU  - Tzavara C
FAU - Hletsos, M
AU  - Hletsos M
FAU - Katsambas, A
AU  - Katsambas A
FAU - Antoniou, C
AU  - Antoniou C
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20110117
PL  - England
TA  - J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol
JT  - Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV
JID - 9216037
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Aged, 80 and over
MH  - Family/*psychology
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Psoriasis/*physiopathology/psychology
MH  - *Quality of Life
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
MH  - Young Adult
EDAT- 2011/01/19 06:00
MHDA- 2012/01/24 06:00
CRDT- 2011/01/19 06:00
PHST- 2011/01/19 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2011/01/19 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2012/01/24 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2010.03965.x [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2011 Nov;25(11):1282-7. doi: 
      10.1111/j.1468-3083.2010.03965.x. Epub 2011 Jan 17.