The importance of the health education in life quality improvement in patients with psoriasis.

Roczniki Akademii Medycznej w Bialymstoku (1995) Pub Date : 2005-01-01

B Jankowiak, E Krajewska-Kułak, A Baranowska, K Krajewska, H Rolka, M Sierakowska, K Ostapowicz Van-Damme, W Niczyporuk, J Lewko

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Purpose: The aim of the study was to determine the influence of the psoriatic patient knowledge of the disease on the quality of life.

Material and methods: The study was carried out in 149 patients with psoriasis. All patients answered on anonymous questionnaire, in according to Psoriasis Disability Index (PDI).

Results: Almost 43% patients could not show any factor which provoked their disease, 31.5% could not tell any recommendations for cure and care of the psoriatic lesions and 32.2% patients could not point out any methods to avoid psoriatic lesions spread. Almost 60% of the group admitted that their quality of life fell because of the disease. At the same time, patients who did not have enough information concerning the disease had lower quality of life index.

Conclusions: The level of the disease knowledge in the patients with psoriasis influences their quality of live. Therefore it is indicated for the patiens and their families to be involved in the proper educational program.

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健康教育对改善银屑病患者生活质量的重要性。

目的:本研究的目的是确定银屑病患者的疾病知识对生活质量的影响。材料与方法:对149例银屑病患者进行研究。所有患者均按银屑病残疾指数(PDI)进行匿名问卷调查。结果:近43%的患者说不出引起银屑病的因素，31.5%的患者说不出银屑病的治疗和护理建议，32.2%的患者说不出避免银屑病扩散的方法。近60%的人承认，他们的生活质量因为这种疾病而下降。同时，对疾病信息了解不足的患者生活质量指数较低。结论:银屑病患者的疾病知识水平影响其生活质量。因此，建议患者及其家属参与适当的教育计划。

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