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The Impact of Hypertension, Diabetes, Lipid Disorders, Overweight/Obesity and Nicotine Dependence on Health-Related Quality of Life and Psoriasis Severity in Psoriatic Patients Receiving Systemic Conventional and Biological Treatment

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  • Anna Karpińska-Mirecka

    (Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Pediatric Dermatology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-081 Lublin, Poland)

  • Joanna Bartosińska

    (Department of Cosmetology and Aesthetic Medicine, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland)

  • Dorota Krasowska

    (Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Pediatric Dermatology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-081 Lublin, Poland)

Abstract

Psoriasis, a chronic disease, is associated with a higher prevalence of comorbidities and has negative impact on health-related quality of life (HRQOL). The objective was to investigate the effect of comorbidities on HRQOL, and psoriasis severity measured appropriately by the dermatology life quality index (DLQI) and the psoriasis area severity index (PASI) before, and after a 3-month treatment and the median DLQI or PASI reduction from baseline in the adult psoriatic patients receiving various types of treatment. The study included 184 adult plaque psoriatic patients. DLQI and PASI scores were assessed in the studied patients before the therapy (a baseline visit) and after a 3-month treatment (a control visit) depending on the presence of comorbidities. Psoriatic patients with comorbidities had worse HRQOL and more severe skin lesions. The presence of comorbidities had a negative effect on the outcome of treatment with the use of conventional therapy. The outcome of therapy with biological agents was independent of each of the analyzed factors. Biological treatment had a high effectiveness on the psoriatic skin lesions improvement despite the presence of comorbidities, whereas methotrexate was effective even if the patients had co-existing hypertension. In psoriatic patients receiving systemic conventional treatment but not biological treatment, comorbidities had a negative impact on HRQOL and psoriasis severity.

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  • Anna Karpińska-Mirecka & Joanna Bartosińska & Dorota Krasowska, 2021. "The Impact of Hypertension, Diabetes, Lipid Disorders, Overweight/Obesity and Nicotine Dependence on Health-Related Quality of Life and Psoriasis Severity in Psoriatic Patients Receiving Systemic Conv," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(24), pages 1-16, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:24:p:13167-:d:701949
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    1. Anna Karpińska-Mirecka & Joanna Bartosińska & Dorota Krasowska, 2020. "The effects of selected biologics and a small molecule on Health-Related Quality of Life in adult plaque psoriasis patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(12), pages 1-15, December.
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