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Gender differences in psoriasis: a Swiss online psoriasis survey.
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Gender differences in psoriasis: a Swiss online psoriasis survey.

  • Murer C Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, Gloriastrasse 31, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Sgier D Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, Gloriastrasse 31, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Mettler SK Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, Gloriastrasse 31, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Guillet C Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, Gloriastrasse 31, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Maul JT Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, Gloriastrasse 31, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Djamei V Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, Gloriastrasse 31, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Navarini AA Departments of Dermatology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
  • Anzengruber F Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, Gloriastrasse 31, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland. Florian.anzengruber@usz.ch.
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  • 2020-04-14
Published in:
  • Archives of dermatological research. - 2020
Gender
Men
Psoriasis
Quality of life
Women
English Physicians' and patients' perspectives can vary significantly. For a long time, physicians considered psoriasis a non-pruritic dermatosis until a survey found pruritus to be the most bothersome symptom among psoriasis patients. In our study, we wanted to get an insight into the factors that affect patients and evaluate whether gender differences exist. A link of an anonymous online survey (www.fightpsoriasis.ch) with 24 questions was placed on the website of the Swiss Psoriasis and Vitiligo Patient Association (www.spvg.ch) from May 2016 until June 2017. 3164 persons participated in this online survey, of which 1979 were diagnosed with psoriasis. Significantly more females than males were affected by psoriatic pruritus [713 (36%) vs. 500 (25.3%), p ≤ 0.001] and 756 (39.7%) of all patients identified pruritus as the most life quality-limiting factor. Fewer women reported high satisfaction with their therapy compared to men [96 (4.9%) vs. 110 (5.6%), p ≤ 0.015]. Pruritus remains the most bothersome symptom and women were more often affected by it, leading to a lower treatment satisfaction among female patients.
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  • English
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https://folia.unifr.ch/global/documents/258174
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