Open AccessIllness Acceptance as the Measure of the Quality of Life in Moderate Psoriasis
Author(s) -
Barbara Jankowiak,
Beata Kowalewska,
Elżbieta Krajewska Kułak,
Rafał Milewski,
Maria Anna Turosz
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 1178-7015
DOI - 10.2147/ccid.s318603
Subject(s) - psoriasis , medicine , dermatology life quality index , quality of life (healthcare) , disease , psoriasis area and severity index , denial , severity of illness , psychology , dermatology , nursing , psychoanalysis
Psoriasis is a chronic disease with intermittent flares and remissions. Each individual perceives the disease, its somatic effects, resultant dysfunction and related problems differently. This attitude is primarily determined by one's characterological traits and type of illness. A primary response to the diagnosis can be denial, underestimation, acceptance or overestimation of the disease. The aim of the study was to analyze the level of illness acceptance and its effect on the quality of life in moderate psoriasis depending on sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the patients.