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Area of Science:

  • Dermatology
  • Public Health
  • Health Literacy Research

Background:

  • Psoriasis is a chronic skin condition affecting quality of life.
  • Health literacy (HL) influences patient understanding and self-management.
  • Understanding HL profiles in psoriasis patients is essential for tailored interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify distinct health literacy (HL) profiles within a psoriasis patient cohort.
  • To explore the characteristics and outcomes associated with different HL profiles.
  • To inform the development of targeted healthcare services for psoriasis management.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional study of 792 psoriasis patients using a validated HL questionnaire.
  • Ward's Hierarchical Clustering Method was employed to identify patient subgroups based on HL dimensions.
  • Demographic features and associations with psoriasis knowledge, quality of life, and self-management were analyzed.

Main Results:

  • Four distinct clusters revealed clinically meaningful subgroups.
  • A significant subgroup (26.6%) exhibited severe HL limitations, correlating with lower psoriasis knowledge, quality of life, and self-management.
  • Another subgroup (7.7%) demonstrated high HL, associated with better self-management and quality of life.

Conclusions:

  • Substantial heterogeneity in HL profiles exists among psoriasis patients.
  • HL limitations, particularly in communication with healthcare providers, were identified.
  • Personalized approaches are necessary to address the diverse HL needs in psoriasis care.