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Published on: July 11, 2013
Efficacy of psychological intervention for patients with psoriasis vulgaris: a prospective study
Xiaoli Li1, Liangliang Liu2, Yanfei Zhang1
1Department of Dermatology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China.
Objective:
The study aim was to examine the effect of a psychological intervention on patients with psoriasis vulgaris.
Methods:
Participants in this prospective study were 205 patients with psoriasis vulgaris, 104 who received a psychological intervention (study group) and 101 who received routine nursing care (control group). An additional 291 healthy subjects formed a non-psoriasis group. The Symptom Checklist-90 (SCL-90), Generic Quality of Life Inventory (GQOLI), Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) and Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) were used to evaluate psychological status and quality of life.
Results:
There were significant differences in SCL-90 and GQOLI scores between the study and non-psoriasis groups. After treatment, the study group showed significantly improved scores on the SCL-90 and GQOLI compared with the control group. Scores on the SDS (mean ± standard deviation: 31.99 ± 4.54 vs. 44.08 ± 4.52) and SAS (28.36 ± 4.52 vs. 40.14 ± 6.33) were improved in the study group. In addition, patients in the study group showed higher satisfaction rate and compliance rate than those in the control group.
Conclusion:
Psychological intervention may be beneficial for improving quality of life and the therapeutic efficacy of drugs in patients with psoriasis.
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