Francesca Sampogna1, Luca Fania2, Cinzia Mazzanti2, Alessio Caggiati3, Sabatino Pallotta4, Annarita Panebianco5, Simona Mastroeni1, Biagio Didona2, Giusi Pintori6, Damiano Abeni7. 1. Clinical Epidemiology Unit, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy. 2. First Dermatology Clinic, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy. 3. Plastic Surgery Unit, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy. 4. Fifth Dermatology Clinic, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy. 5. Medical Direction, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy. 6. Inversa Onlus, the Italian Association of Patients with Hidradenitis Suppurativa, Rome, Italy. 7. Clinical Epidemiology Unit, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy, d.abeni@idi.it.
Abstract
BACKGROUND/AIM: Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic skin disease with a heavy impact on patients' quality of life (QoL). The aim of this study was to evaluate in detail the QoL impact of HS comparing it with other skin conditions, and in particular with psoriasis. METHODS: Patients with a diagnosis of HS were recruited. QoL was measured using the Skindex-17 questionnaire. RESULTS: Data were available for 69 HS patients. HS had the worst QoL among several skin conditions. Compared to psoriasis the mean symptom score was 69.4 versus 53.7, and the mean psychosocial score was 56.1 versus 32.7. Overall, the scores of patients with HS were higher than those of psoriasis patients on 16 of the 17 items of the Skindex-17. CONCLUSIONS: When compared to many different skin conditions, and in particular to psoriasis, HS was the most impairing condition, even at low levels of clinical severity.
BACKGROUND/AIM: Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic skin disease with a heavy impact on patients' quality of life (QoL). The aim of this study was to evaluate in detail the QoL impact of HS comparing it with other skin conditions, and in particular with psoriasis. METHODS:Patients with a diagnosis of HS were recruited. QoL was measured using the Skindex-17 questionnaire. RESULTS: Data were available for 69 HS patients. HS had the worst QoL among several skin conditions. Compared to psoriasis the mean symptom score was 69.4 versus 53.7, and the mean psychosocial score was 56.1 versus 32.7. Overall, the scores of patients with HS were higher than those of psoriasispatients on 16 of the 17 items of the Skindex-17. CONCLUSIONS: When compared to many different skin conditions, and in particular to psoriasis, HS was the most impairing condition, even at low levels of clinical severity.
Authors: José Juan Pereyra-Rodríguez; Giovana Fernanda Osorio-Gómez; Juan Ortiz-Álvarez; Juan Carlos Hernández-Rodríguez; Antonio José Durán-Romero; Julián Conejo-Mir Sánchez Journal: Arch Dermatol Res Date: 2022-09-15 Impact factor: 3.033
Authors: Pavel V Chernyshov; Andrew Y Finlay; Lucia Tomas-Aragones; Francoise Poot; Francesca Sampogna; Servando E Marron; Sergey V Zemskov; Damiano Abeni; Thrasyvoulos Tzellos; Jacek C Szepietowski; Christos C Zouboulis Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2021-06-06 Impact factor: 3.390