PsoBarrier EU study : a Multicentre, Cross-sectional Survey Investi-gating the Quality of Psoriasis Care in Four European Countries
Langenbruch, Anna (University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE))
Mohr, Nicole (University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE))
Andrees, Valerie (University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE))
Kessens, Ihno (University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE))
Reich, Adam (Medical College of Rzeszow University)
Czarnecka-Operacz, Magdalena (Medical University of Poznan)
Puig Sanz, Lluís (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau)
Dauden, Esteban (Hospital Universitario de la Princesa (Madrid))
Iversen, Lars (Aarhus University Hospital (Aarhus, Dinamarca))
Augustin, Matthias (University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE))
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Date:	2023
Abstract:	Enhanced treatment options for psoriasis and growing use of guidelines increased the potential to better quality of psoriasis care in Europe. The aim of the PsoBar-rier EU study is to compare the quality and processes of psoriasis care in four European countries with dif-ferent healthcare systems, based on validated quality indicators. This cross-sectional survey was conducted in dermatology centres in Denmark, Germany, Poland and Spain on 1,304 patients, using standardized patient and physician questionnaires. Measured by quality of psoriasis care indicators, patients in Poland had the most critical outcomes, such as the highest disease severity (Psoriasis Area and Severity Index; PASI) and lowest health-related quality of life (Dermatology Life Quality Index; DLQI). This indicates differences in psoriasis care, with Polish participants experiencing more severe psoriasis and its consequences. Differences in the healthcare systems, which create barriers to ac-cessing treatments, could explain variations in quality of care.
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Published in:	Acta dermato-venereologica, Vol. 103 (2023) , p. adv6532, ISSN 1651-2057

DOI: 10.2340/actadv.v103.6532
PMID: 37649411

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