| Literature DB >> 24895177 |
Kristian Reich1, Ulrich Mrowietz, Eleni Karakasili, Ina Zschocke.
Abstract
Psoriasis is a common, disabling, chronic, relapsing, inflammatory disorder of the skin with a worldwide prevalence of 2-3 % in which adherence to treatment is often poor. The majority of individuals have limited disease that is being treated with topical medication according to existing guidelines. Adherence rates are lower for topical compared with systemic treatment. Low medication adherence is a major problem for patients with chronic disorders as it results in suboptimal treatment outcomes, increased risk for development of concomitant diseases, inefficient use of health resources and considerable losses to society. However, to date no adherence-enhancing intervention has been developed for psoriasis patients under topical treatment. In this article, we report the development of the topical treatment optimization program (TTOP). The TTOP intervention aims to improve the information given to the patients and to result in an engaged patient-physician relationship. Application of the TTOP intervention in daily clinical practice may lead to a significant increase of adherence and the successful management of psoriasis and other chronic skin disorders.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24895177 PMCID: PMC4139584 DOI: 10.1007/s00403-014-1475-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Dermatol Res ISSN: 0340-3696 Impact factor: 3.017
Patient’s Global Assessment (PsGA)
| Score | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Clear | The skin looks normal with no signs of lesions |
| 1 | Almost clear | There are only faint lesions with some slight redness, barely elevated and a few scales |
| 2 | Mild | The skin lesions have a light red color, may be slightly elevated and a bit scaly |
| 3 | Mild to moderate | The skin lesions have a reddish color, are a bit elevated and somewhat scaly |
| 4 | Moderate | The skin lesions are clearly red, elevated and scaly |
| 5 | Moderate to severe | The skin lesions are really red, thick and with a lot of scales |
| 6 | Severe | The skin lesions are very red, really thick and with heavy scaling |
Development of the patient’s global assessment (PsGA) tool was based on the commonly used clinical assessment physician global assessment tool [42] to be used for assessment of psoriasis’ condition severity by the patient