Original articles
STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE IN PSORIASIS

Summary

Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory dermatosis characterized by well-defined erythemato-squamous plaques and plaques with thick, adherent, silvery scales [2], with a strong impact on patients’ quality of life.

Scientific studies have identified a profound impact of dermatologic disorders on patients’ quality of life, driven by increased levels of anger, depression, anxiety, decreased self-esteem, etc [5, 14, 17].

The present article aims to conduct a single-center prospective statistical study, with the objective of quantifying the impact of psoriasis on patients’ quality of life by completing an anonymous questionnaire to identify the main areas impacted by the disease and to propose ways to increase the quality in patients diagnosed with psoriasis, regardless of the stage of the disease or the therapeutic strategy addressed.