Iván Péter1, Anna Jagicza1, Zénó Ajtay1, Imre Boncz2, István Kiss3, Katalin Szendi3, Péter Kustán4, Balázs Németh5,3. 1. Zsigmondy Vilmos SPA Hospital, Harkany, Hungary. 2. Institute for Health Insurance, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pecs, Pecs, Hungary. 3. Department of Public Health Medicine, Medical School, University of Pecs, Pecs, Hungary. 4. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical School, University of Pecs, Pecs, Hungary. 5. Zsigmondy Vilmos SPA Hospital, Harkany, Hungary balazs.nemeth@aok.pte.hu.
Abstract
BACKGROUND/AIM: This study aimed to report a balneotherapy-based psoriasis rehabilitation protocol and assess its effectivity. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Eighty psoriatic patients who underwent a 3-week-long inward balneotherapy-based rehabilitation were enrolled. Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) score and high sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) were determined on admission and before discharge. RESULTS: The mean PASI score and CRP level -determined on admission and before discharge-decreased significantly after the 3-week-long rehabilitation 7.15±7.3 vs. 2.62±3.05 (p<0.001) and 4.1±3.8 vs. 3.5±3.1 (p=0.026). A negative correlation was found between PASI delta and the number of spa therapies received (r=-0.228). CONCLUSION: After completing the 3-week-long spa therapy based rehabilitation, both PASI score and CRP levels showed improvement of psoriasis. The complex spa therapy used during the rehabilitation is an effective tool to reduce the symptoms of psoriasis and improve the patient's well-being. Copyright
BACKGROUND/AIM: This study aimed to report a balneotherapy-based psoriasis rehabilitation protocol and assess its effectivity. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Eighty psoriaticpatients who underwent a 3-week-long inward balneotherapy-based rehabilitation were enrolled. Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) score and high sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) were determined on admission and before discharge. RESULTS: The mean PASI score and CRP level -determined on admission and before discharge-decreased significantly after the 3-week-long rehabilitation 7.15±7.3 vs. 2.62±3.05 (p<0.001) and 4.1±3.8 vs. 3.5±3.1 (p=0.026). A negative correlation was found between PASI delta and the number of spa therapies received (r=-0.228). CONCLUSION: After completing the 3-week-long spa therapy based rehabilitation, both PASI score and CRP levels showed improvement of psoriasis. The complex spa therapy used during the rehabilitation is an effective tool to reduce the symptoms of psoriasis and improve the patient's well-being. Copyright
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