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ArticleActa dermato-venereologica2023

PsoBarrier EU study: a Multicentre, Cross-sectional Survey Investigating the Quality of Psoriasis Care in Four European Countries.

Anna Langenbruch, Nicole Mohr, Valerie Andrees, Ihno Kessens, Adam Reich, Magdalena Czarnecka-Operacz, Luis Puig, Esteban Dauden, Lars Iversen, Matthias Augustin

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Article in Acta dermato-venereologica, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Happiness across the borders-A cross-sectional study among patients with psoriasis and atopic dermatitis in Europe.Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Anna LangenbruchInstitute for Health Services Research in Dermatology and Nursing (IVDP), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Germany. a.langenbruch@uke.de.
Nicole MohrInstitute for Health Services Research in Dermatology and Nursing (IVDP), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Germany.
Valerie AndreesInstitute for Health Services Research in Dermatology and Nursing (IVDP), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Germany.
Ihno KessensInstitute for Health Services Research in Dermatology and Nursing (IVDP), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Germany.
Adam ReichDepartment of Dermatology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Medical College of Rzeszow University, Rzeszów, Poland.
Magdalena Czarnecka-OperaczDepartment of Dermatology, Medical University of Poznan, Poland.
Luis PuigDepartment of Dermatology, Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.
Esteban DaudenDepartment of Dermatology, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain.
Lars IversenDepartment of Dermatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
Matthias AugustinInstitute for Health Services Research in Dermatology and Nursing (IVDP), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Germany.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Enhanced treatment options for psoriasis and growing use of guidelines increased the potential to better quality of psoriasis care in Europe. The aim of the PsoBarrier EU study is to compare the quality and processes of psoriasis care in four European countries with different healthcare systems, based on validated quality indicators. This cross-sectional survey was conducted in dermatology centres in Denmark, Germany, Poland and Spain on 1,304 patients, using standardized patient and physician questionnaires. Measured by quality of psoriasis care indicators, patients in Poland had the most critical outcomes, such as the highest disease severity (Psoriasis Area and Severity Index; PASI) and lowest health-related quality of life (Dermatology Life Quality Index; DLQI). This indicates differences in psoriasis care, with Polish participants experiencing more severe psoriasis and its consequences. Differences in the healthcare systems, which create barriers to accessing treatments, could explain variations in quality of care.

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PsoriasisQuality of LifeCross-Sectional StudiesEuropeHumansPoland

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PMID37649411
PMCPMC10496845

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