ArticleActa dermato-venereologica2020
Impact of Childhood Psoriasis on Caregivers' Quality of Life, Measured with Family Dermatology Life Quality Index.
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- Psychological impact and quality of life in pediatric patients with chronic skin disorders: a systematic review (2010-2025).Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Pooled it
- The Burden of Pediatric Psoriasis: A Systematic Review.American journal of clinical dermatology · 2025Pooled it
- Systematic review of psychosocial needs assessment tools for caregivers of paediatric patients with dermatological conditions.BMJ open · 2022Pooled it
- Impact of Pediatric Psoriasis on Child and Caregiver Health-Related Quality of Life: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Pediatric dermatologyPooled it
- Family quality-of-life burden in chronic spontaneous urticaria: A multicentre study.Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV · 2026Article
- Family dermatology life quality index (F-DLQI): German validation and applicability to parents of infants and toddlers with dermatological conditions.European journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Pediatric psoriasis: Understanding pathological conditions and advances in treatment.The Journal of dermatology · 2024Review
- [Psoriasis in children and adolescents : Short update and guideline-based treatment].Dermatologie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2023Review
- [Psoriasis in children and adolescents].Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde : Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Kinderheilkunde · 2023Review
- Effects of WeChat follow-up management on the psychological distress, care burden, and quality of life of parents of infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
- Influence of Port-wine Stains on Quality of Life of Children and Their Parents.Acta dermato-venereologica · 2021Article
- An Association of Pediatric Psoriasis with Metabolic Syndrome in Thai Children: 20 Years Retrospective Study.Psoriasis (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Article
- Treatment of pediatric psoriasis with TNF-antagonists: a real-life single-center case series.Anais brasileiros de dermatologiaArticle
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Abstract
Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease, that often develops below the age of 18. In an integrated approach to childhood psoriasis, the impact of psoriasis on family members merits consideration. In this study, the impact of childhood psoriasis on caregivers (61 mothers and 4 fathers) of 65 children (age range 5-17.5 years) was measured using Family Dermatology Life Quality Index (FDLQI). Childhood psoriasis exerted a substantial impact on the QoL of caregivers (mean FDLQI 13.62±6.15 points). Caregivers rated routine household expenditure, time spent caring for the skin of the child, and emotional distress as the areas most impacted by psoriasis. The areas least affected were parent-child relationships, and caregivers' social lives. The impact of other people's reactions to the child's disease was rated as more severe by caregivers of girls compared with those of boys (p=0.004).
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