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Sociodemographic factors do not have a large influence on adherence to topical treatment in patients with psoriasis
Author(s) -
Svendsen M.T.,
Möller S.,
Feldman S.R.,
Andersen K.E.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/bjd.17707
Subject(s) - psoriasis , medicine , dermatology
Topical drugs containing corticosteroids are the most frequently used treatments for mild-to-moderate psoriasis, but adherence rates to topical drugs are low and up to 80% of psoriasis patients are classified as non-adherent, which present a barrier to treatment success.3 Barriers to treatment adherence can be divided into socio-demographic, healthcare, disease, treatment, and patient-related factors. In a prospective study by Zaghloul et al., adherence to unspecified topical and systemic antipsoriatic drugs was investigated by counting pills or weighing medication bottles; lower adherence was associated with being single, male, or unemployed. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.