Non-pharmacological interventions for patients with psoriasis: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Healthcare ultimately aims to eradicate diseases and restore normality to people's lives. However, until this is achieved for every person, there is a need to support and assist patients with psoriasis using non-pharmacological interventions. These 'adjuvant' approaches have received little attention, whereas dermatologists and researchers strive for better pharmacological therapy. Here, we aimed to perform a scoping review to identify and catalogue non-pharmacological interventions for patients with psoriasis.

Design

A scoping review.

Setting

All healthcare settings.

Search strategy

EMBASE, PubMed, CINAHL, PsycINFO and Scopus databases were searched from their inception to June 2022. Irrespective of the study type, the studies included non-pharmacol

SUBMITTER: Zhang XJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10679995 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature