1. Real world insights for psoriasis: the association of severity of skin lesions with work productivity, medical consumption costs and quality of life.
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Lysen, Thom S., Crombag, Edmée J. G. M., Lennaerts, Loek, Makady, Amr, Bruin, Ralph H., Mulder, Kelly, de Jong, Elke M. G. J., and van Ballegooijen, Hanne
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LABOR productivity , *MEDICAL care costs , *QUALITY of life , *PSORIASIS , *BODY surface area - Abstract
Background: Psoriasis is a prevalent, chronic skin disease with a potential impact on work productivity, medical consumption costs, and quality of life. The influence of the extent of skin lesions on these outcomes is not well known. Objective: We determined associations of self-reported skin lesions with self-reported work productivity, medical consumption costs, and health-related quality of life in respondents with psoriasis. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we included respondents with self-reported psoriasis in the Netherlands in an online questionnaire. We assessed the self-reported percentage body surface area (BSA) of psoriasis lesions. We used validated instruments to assess work productivity (WPAI-PsO), medical consumption costs (iMCQ), and health-related quality of life (EQ-5D-5L and the DLQI). We used ordinal logistic regression to associate BSA categories >1% versus 0-1% with outcomes adjusted for multiple confounders. Results: We included 501 respondents with a mean age of 43±12years; 64% were men. Median BSA was 2% (interquartile range 1–5%). A higher BSA was associated with higher overall work impairment due to psoriasis (common odds ratio [cOR] 2.44, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.40–4.29; n=205), higher medical consumption costs (cOR 2.06, 95% CI 1.45–2.94) and lower health-related quality of life. Associations were strongest with a BSA cutoff of 0% or 1% compared to 2% or higher categories. Discussion: In our study, having few to no lesions in psoriasis was associated with lower overall work impairment due to psoriasis, lower medical consumption costs, and higher health-related quality of life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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