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ArticleAnnals of medicine2023

Life quality among psoriasis patients based on Dermatology Life Quality Index evaluation and its association with psoriasis severity in China: a cross-sectional study.

Yiran Chen, Lei Wei, Yu Song, Rui Zhang, Le Kuai, Bin Li, Ruiping Wang

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Article in Annals of medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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Yiran ChenClinical Research Center, Shanghai Skin Diseases Hospital, Medical School of Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Lei WeiDepartment of Dermatology, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Yu SongDepartment of Dermatology, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Rui ZhangClinical Research Center, Shanghai Skin Diseases Hospital, Medical School of Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Le KuaiDepartment of Dermatology, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Bin LiClinical Research Center, Shanghai Skin Diseases Hospital, Medical School of Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Ruiping WangClinical Research Center, Shanghai Skin Diseases Hospital, Medical School of Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital · CNShanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNYueyang Hospital · CNLonghua Hospital Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

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Abstract

backgroundPsoriasis critically influences the psychosocial well-being of patients and reduces their quality of life and work efficiency beyond skin symptoms. However, evidence on the association between life quality based on the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) and psoriasis severity is limited, particularly in China. This study aimed to explore the association between life quality based on the DLQI evaluation and disease severity among psoriasis patients in China.

methodsFour thousand two hundred and thirty psoriasis patients were recruited from the Chinese National Clinical Research Center for Skin and Immune Diseases from 2020 to 2021. Information was collected by applying a structured questionnaire and onsite physical examination. Data analysis was performed by using SAS software (version 9.4; SAS Inc., Cary, NC), and statistical significance was set at

resultsFour thousand two hundred and thirty psoriasis patients were predominantly male (64.6%), with a median age of 38.6 years (interquartile range (IQR): 30.0-50.9). The Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) score for patients with psoriasis was 7.2 (IQR: 3.0-13.5), and 50% of patients with PASI scored over 7. A total of 84.1% of psoriasis patients reported that psoriasis affected their quality of life from mild to severe. The DLQI scores among psoriasis patients were positively correlated with PASI scores (

conclusionsLife quality based on DLQI evaluation positively correlated with disease severity among patients with psoriasis, especially among male patients and those with higher body mass index. Therefore, we recommend that clinicians treat the DLQI as an important indicator during patient treatment.

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DermatologyPsoriasisAdultChinaCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleQuality of LifeSeverity of Illness IndexassociationDermatology Life Quality IndexPsoriasis Area and Severity IndexPsoriasis severityquality of life

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