Factors associated with quality of life in Chinese people with psoriasis: a cross-sectional study
Abstract Background The ultimate goal of medical care is to eradicate disease and restore normality to a person’s life. Quality of life (QOL) is a concern as dermatologists and researchers strive to find better drug treatments. However, there have been few reports on the factors associated with QOL...
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| author | Xiu-jie Zhang Jing-rong Lin Min-xing Ou Hong-wei Yan Sheng-nan Liu Lu Dai Fu-qing Gong |
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| description | Abstract Background The ultimate goal of medical care is to eradicate disease and restore normality to a person’s life. Quality of life (QOL) is a concern as dermatologists and researchers strive to find better drug treatments. However, there have been few reports on the factors associated with QOL among Chinese people with psoriasis. Methods A total of 185 people with psoriasis were surveyed to assess their sociodemographic status, disease-related information, psychosocial status, and QOL. The questionnaires included a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Athens Insomnia Scale, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the Perceived Social Support Scale, the Psychosocial Adaptation Questionnaire of Chronic Skin Disease and the Dermatology Life Quality Index. Multiple stepwise regression and path analysis were used to study the factors associated with QOL among Chinese people with psoriasis and to analyse the relationship between them. Results The results showed that the presence of anxiety/depression, lesion area, sleep disorders, psychosocial adaptation, and sex could jointly predict 62.1% of the variance in QOL among Chinese people with psoriasis. According to previous theories and the literature, a path model was established for five variables. Four internal variables could be effectively explained. The values of the explanatory variables were 62.1% (F(1056) = 61.020, p = 0.000) for QOL, 71.8% (F(2433) = 117.370, p = 0.000) for anxiety/depression, 44.0% (F(660) = 36.935, p = 0.000) for sleep disorders, and 66.9% (F(6886) = 93.556, p = 0.000) for psychosocial adaptation. The path analysis confirmed that 9 paths were consistent with the predicted path, and 3 paths were not confirmed. Conclusion To improve QOL among Chinese people with psoriasis, attention should be given to the presence of anxiety/depression, lesion area, sleep disorders, psychosocial adaptation and sex differences. Therefore, health care programs for psoriasis should include physical, psychological and social aspects. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d142d783d4604160bcc85c4eb9cd4de72023-11-20T11:11:53ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582023-09-012311710.1186/s12889-023-16758-6Factors associated with quality of life in Chinese people with psoriasis: a cross-sectional studyXiu-jie Zhang0Jing-rong Lin1Min-xing Ou2Hong-wei Yan3Sheng-nan Liu4Lu Dai5Fu-qing Gong6School of Public Health, China Medical UniversityDepartment of Dermatology, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical UniversityDepartment of Dermatology, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical UniversityDepartment of Dermatology, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical UniversityDepartment of Dermatology, Dalian Dermatology HospitalDepartment of Dermatology, Shenyang Dermatology HospitalSchool of Public Health, China Medical UniversityAbstract Background The ultimate goal of medical care is to eradicate disease and restore normality to a person’s life. Quality of life (QOL) is a concern as dermatologists and researchers strive to find better drug treatments. However, there have been few reports on the factors associated with QOL among Chinese people with psoriasis. Methods A total of 185 people with psoriasis were surveyed to assess their sociodemographic status, disease-related information, psychosocial status, and QOL. The questionnaires included a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Athens Insomnia Scale, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the Perceived Social Support Scale, the Psychosocial Adaptation Questionnaire of Chronic Skin Disease and the Dermatology Life Quality Index. Multiple stepwise regression and path analysis were used to study the factors associated with QOL among Chinese people with psoriasis and to analyse the relationship between them. Results The results showed that the presence of anxiety/depression, lesion area, sleep disorders, psychosocial adaptation, and sex could jointly predict 62.1% of the variance in QOL among Chinese people with psoriasis. According to previous theories and the literature, a path model was established for five variables. Four internal variables could be effectively explained. The values of the explanatory variables were 62.1% (F(1056) = 61.020, p = 0.000) for QOL, 71.8% (F(2433) = 117.370, p = 0.000) for anxiety/depression, 44.0% (F(660) = 36.935, p = 0.000) for sleep disorders, and 66.9% (F(6886) = 93.556, p = 0.000) for psychosocial adaptation. The path analysis confirmed that 9 paths were consistent with the predicted path, and 3 paths were not confirmed. Conclusion To improve QOL among Chinese people with psoriasis, attention should be given to the presence of anxiety/depression, lesion area, sleep disorders, psychosocial adaptation and sex differences. Therefore, health care programs for psoriasis should include physical, psychological and social aspects.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16758-6PsoriasisQuality of lifeAnxiety/depressionSleep disorders |
| spellingShingle | Xiu-jie Zhang Jing-rong Lin Min-xing Ou Hong-wei Yan Sheng-nan Liu Lu Dai Fu-qing Gong Factors associated with quality of life in Chinese people with psoriasis: a cross-sectional study BMC Public Health Psoriasis Quality of life Anxiety/depression Sleep disorders |
| title | Factors associated with quality of life in Chinese people with psoriasis: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Factors associated with quality of life in Chinese people with psoriasis: a cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Factors associated with quality of life in Chinese people with psoriasis: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Factors associated with quality of life in Chinese people with psoriasis: a cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Factors associated with quality of life in Chinese people with psoriasis: a cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | factors associated with quality of life in chinese people with psoriasis a cross sectional study |
| topic | Psoriasis Quality of life Anxiety/depression Sleep disorders |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16758-6 |
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