Psoriasis Patients’ Knowledge about the Disease and Treatments
Patients’ knowledge about psoriasis and its treatment has been randomly studied previously. The aim of the study is to investigate patients’ knowledge about psoriasis in relation to undergoing patient education in the context of climate therapy (CT). The psoriasis knowledge questionnaire (PKQ) was...
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| author | Astrid Klopstad Wahl Torbjørn Moum Hilde Stendal Robinson Eva Langeland Marie Hamilton Larsen Anne Lene Krogstad |
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| description | Patients’ knowledge about psoriasis and its treatment has been randomly studied previously.
The aim of the study is to investigate patients’ knowledge about psoriasis in relation to undergoing patient education in the context of climate therapy (CT). The psoriasis knowledge questionnaire (PKQ) was used in a follow-up pre–post study design of Norwegian patients with psoriasis at the age of 20 years and older undergoing CT at Gran Canaria (Spain). Patients completed the PKQ and provided selected demographic, clinical and health information before (T1), immediately after (T2), and 3 months after (T3) CT. Disease severity was assessed using the psoriasis area and severity index (PASI). 254 psoriasis patients were included (74%). The PKQ score improved significantly from T1 to T2 and T3 (P<0.001 for both comparisons). Although patient’s knowledge improved, further research should use gold standard designs (experiments) to study the effects of educational interventions in different contexts. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-dca2f8a00cb74f1fb0db3fbe69ee7f752025-08-20T02:21:35ZengWileyDermatology Research and Practice1687-61051687-61132013-01-01201310.1155/2013/921737921737Psoriasis Patients’ Knowledge about the Disease and TreatmentsAstrid Klopstad Wahl0Torbjørn Moum1Hilde Stendal Robinson2Eva Langeland3Marie Hamilton Larsen4Anne Lene Krogstad5Department of Health Sciences, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1089, Blindern, 0317 Oslo, NorwayInstitute of Basic Medical Sciences, Medical Faculty, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1111, Blindern, 0317 Oslo, NorwayDepartment of Health Sciences, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1089, Blindern, 0317 Oslo, NorwayFaculty of Health and Social Sciences, Bergen University College, P.O. Box 7030, 5020 Bergen, NorwayDepartment of Health Sciences, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1089, Blindern, 0317 Oslo, NorwaySection for Climate Therapy, Oslo University Hospital, P.O. Box 4950, Nydalen, 0424 Oslo, NorwayPatients’ knowledge about psoriasis and its treatment has been randomly studied previously. The aim of the study is to investigate patients’ knowledge about psoriasis in relation to undergoing patient education in the context of climate therapy (CT). The psoriasis knowledge questionnaire (PKQ) was used in a follow-up pre–post study design of Norwegian patients with psoriasis at the age of 20 years and older undergoing CT at Gran Canaria (Spain). Patients completed the PKQ and provided selected demographic, clinical and health information before (T1), immediately after (T2), and 3 months after (T3) CT. Disease severity was assessed using the psoriasis area and severity index (PASI). 254 psoriasis patients were included (74%). The PKQ score improved significantly from T1 to T2 and T3 (P<0.001 for both comparisons). Although patient’s knowledge improved, further research should use gold standard designs (experiments) to study the effects of educational interventions in different contexts.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/921737 |
| spellingShingle | Astrid Klopstad Wahl Torbjørn Moum Hilde Stendal Robinson Eva Langeland Marie Hamilton Larsen Anne Lene Krogstad Psoriasis Patients’ Knowledge about the Disease and Treatments Dermatology Research and Practice |
| title | Psoriasis Patients’ Knowledge about the Disease and Treatments |
| title_full | Psoriasis Patients’ Knowledge about the Disease and Treatments |
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| title_short | Psoriasis Patients’ Knowledge about the Disease and Treatments |
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