Title of article
Evaluation of the quality of life of psoriasis patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Author/Authors
Ahmadzadeh ، Elham Department of Medicine - Islamic Azad University, Tehran Medical Sciences branch , Jamshidbeigi ، Tayebe Department of Internal Medicine - School of Medicine - Ilam University of Medical Sciences , Otaghi ، Masoomeh Department of Nursing - School of Medicine - Ilam University of Medical Sciences , Borji ، Milad Department of Nursing - School of Allied Medical - Ilam University of Medical Sciences
From page
8
To page
15
Abstract
Psoriasis is one of the common chronic skin diseases resistant to treatment and often debilitating, which is characterized by the formation of erythematous plaques with white and silver scales on the skin of various parts of the body such as hands and feet. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the QOL status of patients with psoriasis using a systematic review and meta-analysis. In the initial search, 87 articles were extracted, and finally 9 articles were included in the systematic review stage and 4 articles were analyzed to perform meta-analysis analysis. The results showed that M(SD) quality of life score was 13.69 [CI=11.08-16.31]. Given that the effect of psoriasis on the patients’ QOL, which led to its reduction, it is suggested to take preventive and supportive measures to increase the QOL score.
Keywords
Psoriasis , Quality of Life , Systematic review , Meta , analysis
Journal title
Eurasian Chemical Communications
Journal title
Eurasian Chemical Communications
Record number
2763797
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