Quality of life in psoriasis patients
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Quality of life in psoriasis patients. / Augustin, Matthias; Radtke, Marc Alexander.
In: EXPERT REV PHARM OUT, Vol. 14, No. 4, 2014, p. 559-568.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Quality of life in psoriasis patients
AU - Augustin, Matthias
AU - Radtke, Marc Alexander
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Patient-reported outcomes are major components of decision making in clinical research, reimbursement, health policy and health care for psoriasis. The most important construct in patient-reported outcomes is health-related quality of life (HRQoL) which encompasses the individual's well-being with respect to health. HRQoL cannot directly be measured but is assessed in single dimensions, especially physical, emotional, social and functional aspects. For this, disease- and condition-specific instruments are used. Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting the skin as well as other tissues and organ systems. Patients suffer from a large scale of impairments, for example, physical symptoms, stigmatization and embarrassment, psychological strain and disabilities in profession. Improvement of HRQoL is a major objective of disease management. Current knowledge on determinants of HRQoL and the treatments available increase QoL in clinical care.
AB - Patient-reported outcomes are major components of decision making in clinical research, reimbursement, health policy and health care for psoriasis. The most important construct in patient-reported outcomes is health-related quality of life (HRQoL) which encompasses the individual's well-being with respect to health. HRQoL cannot directly be measured but is assessed in single dimensions, especially physical, emotional, social and functional aspects. For this, disease- and condition-specific instruments are used. Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting the skin as well as other tissues and organ systems. Patients suffer from a large scale of impairments, for example, physical symptoms, stigmatization and embarrassment, psychological strain and disabilities in profession. Improvement of HRQoL is a major objective of disease management. Current knowledge on determinants of HRQoL and the treatments available increase QoL in clinical care.
U2 - 10.1586/14737167.2014.914437
DO - 10.1586/14737167.2014.914437
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 24820452
VL - 14
SP - 559
EP - 568
JO - EXPERT REV PHARM OUT
JF - EXPERT REV PHARM OUT
SN - 1473-7167
IS - 4
ER -