Knowledge, attitude, and practice of psoriasis patients toward their diseases: a web-based, cross-sectional study
ObjectiveTo investigate the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of psoriasis patients toward the disease.MethodsA web-based cross-sectional study was conducted among psoriasis patients who were diagnosed at the outpatient of Shaanxi Provincial People’s Hospital in March 2023. A self-designed que...
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| description | ObjectiveTo investigate the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of psoriasis patients toward the disease.MethodsA web-based cross-sectional study was conducted among psoriasis patients who were diagnosed at the outpatient of Shaanxi Provincial People’s Hospital in March 2023. A self-designed questionnaire was administered for data collection and KAP assessment.ResultsA total of 526 valid questionnaires were included, including 257 males (48.86%) psoriasis patients. Their mean KAP scores were 8.09 ± 3.60 (possible range: 0–12), 31.94 ± 4.61 (possible range: 10–50), and 51.92 ± 8.83 (possible range: 15–75), respectively. Pearson’s correlation analysis showed a positive correlation between knowledge and attitude (r = 0.186, p < 0.001), a positive correlation between knowledge and practice (r = 0.313, p < 0.001), and a negative correlation between attitude and practice (r = −0.181, p < 0.001). Moreover, structural equation model showed that medication (β = 2.74, 95% CI: 2.17, 3.32, p < 0.001) has significantly positive effect on knowledge. Education (β = 0.56, 95% CI: 0.31, 0.81, p < 0.001) and duration of psoriasis (β = 1.01, 95% CI: 0.54, 1.49, p < 0.001) have significantly positive effect on attitude. Knowledge (β = 1.03, 95% CI: 0.80, 1.26, p < 0.001) and medication (β = 4.59, 95% CI: 2.78, 6.40, p < 0.001) has significantly positive effect on practice, while attitude (β = −0.41, 95% CI: −0.57, −0.26, p < 0.001) and duration of psoriasis (β = −2.53, 95% CI: −3.49, −1.57, p < 0.001) exhibit significantly negative effect on practice.ConclusionPsoriasis patients have good knowledge, positive attitude, and proactive practice toward the disease. Education, medication, duration of psoriasis might have effect on their KAP. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ad516b86c720419c88bdd1fb261a80cf2024-04-10T05:21:06ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Medicine2296-858X2024-04-011110.3389/fmed.2024.12884231288423Knowledge, attitude, and practice of psoriasis patients toward their diseases: a web-based, cross-sectional studyJun Tian0Lei Zhang1Xiangrong Zhao2Li Yang3Department of Dermatology, Shaanxi Provincial People’s Hospital, Xi’an, ChinaDepartment of Dermatology, Shaanxi Provincial People’s Hospital, Xi’an, ChinaShaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Infection and Immune Diseases, Xi’an, ChinaDepartment of Dermatology, Shaanxi Provincial People’s Hospital, Xi’an, ChinaObjectiveTo investigate the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of psoriasis patients toward the disease.MethodsA web-based cross-sectional study was conducted among psoriasis patients who were diagnosed at the outpatient of Shaanxi Provincial People’s Hospital in March 2023. A self-designed questionnaire was administered for data collection and KAP assessment.ResultsA total of 526 valid questionnaires were included, including 257 males (48.86%) psoriasis patients. Their mean KAP scores were 8.09 ± 3.60 (possible range: 0–12), 31.94 ± 4.61 (possible range: 10–50), and 51.92 ± 8.83 (possible range: 15–75), respectively. Pearson’s correlation analysis showed a positive correlation between knowledge and attitude (r = 0.186, p < 0.001), a positive correlation between knowledge and practice (r = 0.313, p < 0.001), and a negative correlation between attitude and practice (r = −0.181, p < 0.001). Moreover, structural equation model showed that medication (β = 2.74, 95% CI: 2.17, 3.32, p < 0.001) has significantly positive effect on knowledge. Education (β = 0.56, 95% CI: 0.31, 0.81, p < 0.001) and duration of psoriasis (β = 1.01, 95% CI: 0.54, 1.49, p < 0.001) have significantly positive effect on attitude. Knowledge (β = 1.03, 95% CI: 0.80, 1.26, p < 0.001) and medication (β = 4.59, 95% CI: 2.78, 6.40, p < 0.001) has significantly positive effect on practice, while attitude (β = −0.41, 95% CI: −0.57, −0.26, p < 0.001) and duration of psoriasis (β = −2.53, 95% CI: −3.49, −1.57, p < 0.001) exhibit significantly negative effect on practice.ConclusionPsoriasis patients have good knowledge, positive attitude, and proactive practice toward the disease. Education, medication, duration of psoriasis might have effect on their KAP.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2024.1288423/fullknowledgeattitudepracticepsoriasisquestionnairecross-sectional study |
| spellingShingle | Jun Tian Lei Zhang Xiangrong Zhao Li Yang Knowledge, attitude, and practice of psoriasis patients toward their diseases: a web-based, cross-sectional study Frontiers in Medicine knowledge attitude practice psoriasis questionnaire cross-sectional study |
| title | Knowledge, attitude, and practice of psoriasis patients toward their diseases: a web-based, cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Knowledge, attitude, and practice of psoriasis patients toward their diseases: a web-based, cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge, attitude, and practice of psoriasis patients toward their diseases: a web-based, cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge, attitude, and practice of psoriasis patients toward their diseases: a web-based, cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Knowledge, attitude, and practice of psoriasis patients toward their diseases: a web-based, cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | knowledge attitude and practice of psoriasis patients toward their diseases a web based cross sectional study |
| topic | knowledge attitude practice psoriasis questionnaire cross-sectional study |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2024.1288423/full |
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