PMID- 32915485
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20210514
LR  - 20210514
IS  - 1468-3083 (Electronic)
IS  - 0926-9959 (Linking)
VI  - 35
IP  - 3
DP  - 2021 Mar
TI  - Comparison of the impact of childhood psoriasis on mothers' and fathers' quality 
      of life - does gender of a caregiver play a role?
PG  - 685-692
LID - 10.1111/jdv.16930 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: Psoriasis is a chronic skin condition that in one third of cases 
      starts in the first two decades of life. The disease might impact the quality of 
      life (QoL) of the affected children and their caregivers. The issue of gender 
      differences in the assessment of psychological burden of dermatological 
      conditions has been the subject of few studies with contradictory results. 
      OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate the differences in the 
      impact of childhood psoriasis on mothers' and fathers' well-being using Family 
      Dermatology Life Quality Index (FDLQI). METHODS: Forty-five children with 
      psoriasis (31 girls and 14 boys; mean age +/- standard deviation (SD) 
      10.53 +/- 3.44 years) and their parents (45 mothers and 45 fathers) were included 
      in the study. Both parents of each child were asked to separately fill in the 
      validated Polish version of the FDLQI questionnaire. RESULTS: Comparing the FDLQI 
      scores, the QoL of mothers was significantly more impaired than the QoL of 
      fathers (13.44 +/- 6.46 versus 9.53 +/- 6.12 points; P < 0.0001). In mothers, 
      childhood psoriasis had a significantly greater impact in the areas of emotional 
      distress (P = 0.007), dealing with other people's reactions (P < 0.0001), social 
      life (P = 0.02), amount of time spent caring for the child's skin (P = 0.0001) 
      and extra housework (P = 0.0005), compared to fathers. The FDLQI scores of both 
      mothers and fathers were independent of the impairment of children's QoL or the 
      severity of psoriasis, except for positive correlation between mothers' FDLQI 
      scores and children's BSA (R = 0.31; P = 0.03). CONCLUSIONS: Differences in the 
      impact of childhood skin diseases on mothers' and fathers' well-being should be 
      taken into consideration while developing educational programmes for patients and 
      their families. There is a need for further, multi-centre research that would 
      take into account geographical and cultural differences, in order to reliably 
      assess the impact of childhood psoriasis on various aspects of caregivers' QoL.
CI  - (c) 2020 European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology.
FAU - Zychowska, M
AU  - Zychowska M
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8268-0529
AD  - Department of Dermatology, University of Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland.
AD  - Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Wroclaw Medical 
      University, Wroclaw, Poland.
FAU - Reich, A
AU  - Reich A
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5573-1754
AD  - Department of Dermatology, University of Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland.
FAU - Maj, J
AU  - Maj J
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8300-8208
AD  - Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Wroclaw Medical 
      University, Wroclaw, Poland.
FAU - Jankowska-Konsur, A
AU  - Jankowska-Konsur A
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4944-5388
AD  - Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Wroclaw Medical 
      University, Wroclaw, Poland.
FAU - Szepietowski, J C
AU  - Szepietowski JC
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0766-6342
AD  - Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Wroclaw Medical 
      University, Wroclaw, Poland.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20201009
PL  - England
TA  - J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol
JT  - Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV
JID - 9216037
SB  - IM
MH  - Caregivers
MH  - Child
MH  - Fathers
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Mothers
MH  - *Psoriasis
MH  - *Quality of Life
EDAT- 2020/09/12 06:00
MHDA- 2021/05/15 06:00
CRDT- 2020/09/11 12:15
PHST- 2020/06/15 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2020/08/21 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2020/09/12 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/05/15 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2020/09/11 12:15 [entrez]
AID - 10.1111/jdv.16930 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2021 Mar;35(3):685-692. doi: 10.1111/jdv.16930. 
      Epub 2020 Oct 9.