Abstract
12Dec 2017 IMPACT OF PSORIASIS ON QUALITY OF LIFE IN EASTERN PROVINCE, SAUDI ARABIA. Ali Ahmed Alabdullah , Mousa Jafar Alhaddad , Yousef Ahmed Alabdullah , Ali Mohammed Aljafar , Mohammed Saleh Alhaddad , Hassan Ali Alnasser , Ahmed Eissa Aleissa , Fatimah Hassan Alturaifi , Esra Omar Alakloby , Manar Mutlag Alharthi , Lama Ibrahim Aloraini and Omar Mohammed Alakloby. Medical Intern, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia. Medical Student, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia. These authors contributed equally to this work as the co-first authors. Professor of Dermatology, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Highlights
Psoriasis is a chronic, inflammatory skin disease that can Received: 05 October 2017 Final Accepted: 07 November 2017 Published: December 2017 seriously impair the quality of life (QoL)
Psoriasis impaired the quality of life of 74 (88.1%) patients
The factors that are associated with QoL impairment in Saudi Arabia may differ from those in other countries of the world
Summary
Inflammatory skin disease that can Received: 05 October 2017 Final Accepted: 07 November 2017 Published: December 2017 seriously impair the quality of life (QoL). It can cause anxiety and result in disability negatively influencing life activities and social relationships of patients. Objective: The aim of this study is to assess the quality of life in. Psoriatic patients living in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Quality Index (DLQI) instrument was used to assess the quality of life in the study. An electronic copy of the questionnaire was distributed to every psoriatic patient who visited the dermatology department, King
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