Analysis of Specialist and Patient Perspectives on Strategies to Improve Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Among Persons With Psoriatic Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Patients with psoriatic disease are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), which is a leading cause of mortality in this population. However, many of these patients do not have an active relationship with a primary care physician, and there may be a role for specialist-led care in prevention of CVD.

Objective

To explore clinician and patient perspectives regarding strategies to improve CVD prevention via specialist-led care.

Design, setting, and participants

Using electronically collected surveys, a best-worst scaling experimental survey study was conducted among dermatologists through the National Psoriasis Foundation as well as the American Academy of Dermatology from October 27, 2020, to April 1, 2021, to rank the strategies according to thei

SUBMITTER: Barbieri JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8771437 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature