Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về hóa học được đăng trên tạp chí sinh học đề tài : Quality of life in patients with psoriasis | Health and Quality of Life Outcomes BioMed Central Review Quality of life in patients with psoriasis Monali J Bhosle1 Amit Kulkarni1 Steven R Feldman2 and Rajesh Balkrishnan 1 Open Access Address 1Ohio State University College of Pharmacy and School of Public Health 500 W. 12th Avenue Columbus OH 43210 USA and 2Center for Dermatology Research Department of Dermatology Wake Forest University School of Medicine Medical Center Boulevard Winston-Salem North Carolina 27157-1071 USA Email Monali J Bhosle - Amit Kulkarni - Steven R Feldman - sfeldman@ Rajesh Balkrishnan - Corresponding author Published 06 June 2006 Received 07 April 2006 Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2006 4 35 doi 86 1477-7525-4-35 Accepted 06 June 2006 This article is available from http content 4 1 35 2006 Bhosle et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Psoriasis is one of the prevalent skin conditions in the United States. This chronic condition has a significant negative impact on patients quality of life. Psoriasis has been linked to the depression and suicidal tendencies in the patients. The costs associated with decrements in quality of life lost productivity and work absenteeism may be enormous increasing overall costs associated with the disease management. This review attempts to outline different quality of life measures available for psoriasis and describes their use in studies examining patient reported outcomes associated with pharmacological interventions for psoriasis. Factors associated with quality of life in psoriasis patients are described. It further describes physician s role in the psoriasis management to improve patients .
