ArticleSaudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society2020
Feeling of stigmatization and satisfaction with life among Arabic psoriatic patients.
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- Measuring public attitudes towards people living with chronic diseases in Arabic-speaking populations: adaptation and development of the Social Stigma Scale of Chronic Diseases (SSS-CD).BMC public health · 2023Article
- Satisfaction with Life and Coping Strategies among Patients with Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- The Implication of Misinformation and Stigma in Age-Related Quality of Life, Depression, and Coping Mechanisms of Adult Patients with Psoriasis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
- Psoriasis in Northern Saudi Arabia: Clinical features and implications for quality of life.Journal of public health research · 2022Article
- The Impact of Stress-Coping Strategies and the Severity of Psoriasis on Self-Esteem, Illness Acceptance and Life Satisfaction.Dermatology and therapy · 2022Article
- Skin-Disease Specific and Generic Psychometric Measures in Patients with Psoriasis.Dermatology and therapy · 2021Article
- Stigmatization in Patients With Psoriasis: A Mini Review.Frontiers in immunology · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundSatisfaction and stigmatization are experienced differently in different cultural contests, especially, in patients with dermatological diseases affecting visible body parts. Reports in Arabic countries remain rare and very appealing in a multicultural population.
aimsTo evaluate feeling of stigmatization and satisfaction with life in Arabic patients with psoriasis and identify predictors of feeling of stigmatization and satisfaction with life.
methodsIn a cross-sectional study design, Arabic patients with psoriasis completed the 6-item stigmatization scale and the satisfaction with life scale. Univariate and forward stepwise multivariate linear regression analyses were used to identify predictors of feeling of stigmatization and satisfaction with life. Covariates included patients' demographics (age, gender and education level), disease-related factors (disease severity, visibility, duration, and impact on quality of life) and patient-related factors (illness acceptance and dermatology self-care education level).
resultsIn total, 199 Arabic psoriatic patients were included in the study. Despite feeling highly stigmatized by their skin disease [mean (95% Confidence Intervals (CI)) of 7.0 (6.3-7.7)], psoriasis patients were generally positive about their overall satisfaction with life (mean (95% CI) of 21.0 (20.0-22.3). Impaired quality of life was the strongest predictor of both higher feeling of stigmatization (β-coefficient 0.39, 95% CI 0.30, 0.47) and less satisfaction with life (-0.36, 95% CI -0.53, -0.20). Higher levels of dermatology self-care education significantly predicted a lower feeling of stigmatization (-0.09, 95% CI -0.16, -0.01). Older patients (0.18, 95% CI 0.05, 0.30) and those with higher illness acceptance levels (0.14, 95% CI 0.03, 0.24) were more satisfied with life.
conclusionsA level of stigmatization was detected in most psoriatic patients including the satisfied ones. Patients with more impaired quality of life experienced higher level of stigmatization and less satisfaction with life. These findings further enforce the multidisciplinary approach in psoriatic patients and highlight the unmet need to include psychologist in the therapeutic algorithm.
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