10.6084/m9.figshare.4516862.v1
Kouris A.
Kouris
A.
Platsidaki E.
Platsidaki
E.
Christodoulou C.
Christodoulou
C.
Efstathiou V.
Efstathiou
V.
Dessinioti C.
Dessinioti
C.
Tzanetakou V.
Tzanetakou
V.
Korkoliakou P.
Korkoliakou
P.
Zisimou C.
Zisimou
C.
Antoniou C.
Antoniou
C.
Kontochristopoulos G.
Kontochristopoulos
G.
Supplementary Material for: Quality of Life and Psychosocial Implications in Patients with Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Karger Publishers
2017
Hidradenitis suppurativa
Psychosocial implications
Quality of life
2017-01-04 13:54:39
Journal contribution
https://karger.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Supplementary_Material_for_Quality_of_Life_and_Psychosocial_Implications_in_Patients_with_Hidradenitis_Suppurativa/4516862
<p><b><i>Background:</i></b> Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a
long-term skin disorder associated with high levels of psychological
distress and significant life impact. <b><i>Objective:</i></b> To evaluate the quality of life, depression, anxiety, loneliness, and self-esteem in patients with HS. <b><i>Methods:</i></b>
Ninety-four patients with HS were enrolled in the study. The quality of
life, depression, anxiety, loneliness, and self-esteem of the patients
were assessed using the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI), the
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), the UCLA Loneliness Scale
(UCLA-Version 3), and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES),
respectively. <b><i>Results:</i></b> The DLQI mean score was 11.43 ±
6.61 in patients with HS. The patients with HS presented statistically
significantly higher anxiety (6.41 ± 3.31 vs. 5.00 ± 1.59, <i>p</i> < 0.001), depression (5.45 ± 2.79 vs. 4.16 ± 1.54, <i>p</i> < 0.001), and loneliness and social isolation scores (42.86 ± 8.63 vs. 35.57 ± 6.17, <i>p</i> < 0.001) and lower self-esteem scores (18.91 ± 1.79 vs. 19.77 ± 2.53, <i>p</i> = 0.008) than the healthy controls. <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b>
HS is a distressing, recurrent disease that impairs quality of life. We
can suggest services that allow an integrated approach, which includes
psychosocial support, offering the patients relief from isolation and an
opportunity to share common experiences.</p>