ArticleActa dermato-venereologica2023
Association of Chronic Urticaria with Psychological Distress: A Multicentre Cross-sectional Study.
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- Efficacy and safety of probiotics as a complementary treatment for urticaria: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Pooled it
- Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria in the Era of Targeted Therapy: From Pathogenic Mechanisms to Precision Medicine.Pharmaceutics · 2026Review
- Associations of Disease Activity, Depression Severity, and Quality of Life in Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria.Dermatology practical & conceptual · 2026Article
- Psychiatric Risk in Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Acta dermato-venereologica · 2026Article
- Elucidating the Mechanism of Xiaoqinglong Decoction in Chronic Urticaria Treatment: An Integrated Approach of Network Pharmacology, Bioinformatics Analysis, Molecular Docking, and Molecular Dynamics Simulations.Current computer-aided drug design · 2026Article
- Psychological Wellbeing of Patients with Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria and Its Relation to Their Overall Health-Related Quality of Life.Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology · 2026Article
- Factors Influencing Acceptance of Biologics and Small Molecule Targeted Drugs Among Patients with Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria: A Cross-Sectional Study.Patient preference and adherence · 2026Article
- Beyond Antihistamines: How Biologic and Small-Molecule Therapies Are Transforming Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria Care in Adults.Clinical drug investigation · 2025Review
- Anxiety and nonpsychotic mental disorders in acute urticaria.Brain, behavior, & immunity - health · 2025Article
- Exploring the impact of chronic urticaria profile as a key predictor of alexithymia: A cross-sectional study.Clinical and translational allergy · 2025Article
- Association between atopic disorders and mental ill health: a UK-based retrospective cohort study.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Beyond the itch: the complex interplay of immune, neurological, and psychological factors in chronic urticaria.Journal of neuroinflammation · 2025Review
- Sleep Disturbance and Psychological Stress: Two Interconnected Conditions in Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria.Sisli Etfal Hastanesi tip bulteni · 2025Article
- Efficacy and Mechanism of Acupoint Catgut Embedding in the Treatment of Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria: Protocol for a Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- Neuro-Immuno-Psychological Aspects of Chronic Urticaria.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Causal relationships among gut microbiota, blood metabolites, and urticaria in East Asians: A Mendelian randomization study.Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciencesArticle
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Abstract
Chronic urticaria is a debilitating disease that affects health-related quality of life, but few studies have evaluated its impact on psychological wellbeing. The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of life of patients with chronic urticaria and determine its impact on their emotional and psychological wellbeing. A cross-sectional multicentre study of a cluster of 264 Lebanese patients visiting dermatology/immunology clinics was conducted between July 2018 and June 2020. The impact of chronic urticaria on quality of life was assessed using the Chronic Urticaria Quality of Life Questionnaire (CU-Q2oL) and Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI), as well as its consequences on mood changes using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and Beirut Distress Score 22 (BDS-22) scores. A multivariable analysis of covariates was performed to determine the effect of the triggering factors of urticaria on both CU-Q2oL and PHQ-9. A moderate negative correlation was found between Urticaria Control Test and quality of life scores as well as PHQ-9 and BDS-22 (p < 0.001). Patients with the lowest Urticaria Control Test score had the highest impairment in quality of life and depression scores. In conclusion, chronic urticaria compromises patients' quality of life and emotional wellbeing. This distress is more pronounced when the disease is more severe.
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