The Sense of Stigmatization in Patients with Plaque Psoriasis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Psoriasis is a systemic inflammatory disease capable of creating stigmatization in the form of social exclusion and decrement of psychological conditions.

Aim

The aim of the study was to determine the level of stigmatization in patients with plaque psoriasis.

Methods

The study included 166 patients with plaque psoriasis (55.6% women and 44.3% men) with Psoriasis Area and Severity Index scores ≤10. The age of the study patients ranged between 18 and 72 years (arithmetic mean = 37.4; median = 38; standard deviation [SD] = 11.0). The mean age at the diagnosis of psoriasis was 21.5 years (median = 20; SD = 9.1) and disease duration varied from 2 to 59 years (arithmetic mean = 15.8; median = 15; SD = 11.3). The study patients completed the Polish version of the

SUBMITTER: Jankowiak B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8315680 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature