Knowledge and attitudes towards psoriasis patients among adults: a cross-sectional study from Turkiye

IF 3.6 4区医学 Q2 DERMATOLOGY

Anais brasileiros de dermatologia Pub Date : 2025-11-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-07 DOI:10.1016/j.abd.2025.501229

Erman Kavlu , Esra Ağaoğlu , Bengisu Karagöz , Hilal Kaya Erdoğan , Muhammed Fatih Önsüz , Selma Metintaş

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Abstract

Background

Misconceptions about psoriasis can negatively influence attitudes toward people diagnosed with the condition as in other developing countries. Health literacy is known to be low, which may further exacerbate negative attitudes toward psoriasis patients.

Objectives

The study aimed to evaluate the attitudes and knowledge levels and associated factors regarding psoriasis among adults in a community-based sample.

Methods

This cross-sectional study was conducted among 715 individuals (aged ≥ 18 years) who presented to a university hospital.

Results

Approximately 60% of the participants in the study did not have sufficient knowledge about psoriasis, and approximately half of them had a negative attitude according to the attitude scale. A moderate negative correlation was found between the psoriasis knowledge score and the psoriasis attitude scale score. According to the multivariate linear regression model, predictors of a positive attitude toward psoriasis were identified as having an income-generating job (Beta; 95% CI: -1.812; -3.052 to -0.572), having heard of psoriasis in medical terminology (-3.946; -5.374 to -2.518), being aware of psoriasis (-3.961; -5.518 to -2.404), having a family member or close individual with a psoriasis diagnosis (-3.961; -4.637 to -1.694), and having an adequate knowledge level regarding psoriasis (-2.880; -4.072 to -1.687) (F = 22.921, p ≤ 0.001, R² = 0.206).

Study limitations

Due to its cross-sectional design, causality could not be established. Additionally, the study was single-centered and based on self-reported data.

Conclusions

The most significant predictor of attitudes toward people with psoriasis was identified as knowledge adequacy.

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对成人牛皮癣患者的知识和态度：来自土耳其的横断面研究

背景与其他发展中国家一样，对牛皮癣的误解会对人们对牛皮癣诊断的态度产生负面影响。众所周知，健康素养较低，这可能进一步加剧对牛皮癣患者的负面态度。目的了解以社区为基础的成人对银屑病的态度、知识水平及相关因素。方法对某大学医院就诊的715例患者（年龄≥18岁）进行横断面研究。结果约60%的研究对象对银屑病缺乏足够的认识，约一半的研究对象对银屑病持否定态度。银屑病知识得分与银屑病态度量表得分呈中度负相关。根据多元线性回归模型，对银屑病持积极态度的预测因子为：有创收工作（Beta; 95% CI: -1.812; -3.052 ~ -0.572），听说过牛皮癣医学术语（-3.946;-5.374 ~ -2.518），了解牛皮癣（-3.961;-5.518 ~ -2.404），有家庭成员或亲密个体诊断为牛皮癣（-3.961;-4.637 ~ -1.694），对牛皮癣有足够的知识水平(-2.880；-4.072 ~ -1.687) （F = 22.921, p≤0.001,R2 = 0.206）。研究局限性：由于其横断面设计，无法确定因果关系。此外，该研究是单中心的，基于自我报告的数据。结论知识充分性是影响对银屑病患者态度的最重要因素。

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Anais brasileiros de dermatologia DERMATOLOGY-

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2.40

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184

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32 days

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