Validation of the Self-Reported Psoriasis Treatment Convenience Scale (PTCS).

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Adherence to topical treatments for psoriasis is reported to be poor. One key contributing factor is the inconvenience associated with formulations that may be greasy, time consuming to apply, and slow to absorb. There is a paucity of patient-reported outcome measures that evaluate psoriasis patients' perceptions of treatment convenience. The Psoriasis Treatment Convenience Scale (PTCS) was therefore developed and validated.

Methods

Following a literature review of issues relating to convenience of topical treatments, important items were identified and a draft version of the PTCS was developed and underwent content validity testing (n = 20). The revised scale was included in a clinical trial of topical therapy (n = 794; NCT03308799), and psychometric testing wa

SUBMITTER: Feldman SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8611138 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature