Implications of self‑esteem in the quality of life in patients with psoriasis
Ilarie Brihan, Simona Laura Ianoși, Daniel Boda, Angelica Hălmăjan, Mihaela Zdrîncă, László Fekete
Abstract
Skin has an integrative role in daily life, being a communication organ between the patient and the world. Skin affection in psoriasis has consequences on the patient's self-esteem, with direct implications on the quality of life. This study focused on the impairment of self-esteem in a group of 110 patients: Patients with severe cutaneous and psoriasis arthritis and patients with mild types of psoriasis, using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. Patients with severe cutaneous and psoriasis arthritis have a lower self-esteem compared with patients with mild psoriasis. The statistical data of two groups regarding the degree of education (secondary and higher education), in the male patients with severe cutaneous and psoriasis arthritis with higher education showed a lower self-esteem, compared with male patients with severe cutaneous and psoriasis arthritis with secondary education. In mild forms of psoriasis, the self-esteem of women and men is relatively equal, but below the general population average. Male patients with psoriasis arthritis have a much lower self-esteem compared with that of women, looking at life prospects more negatively. Psoriasis has a major impact on self-esteem, which correlates with quality of life in patients with psoriasis arthritis, depending on the skin condition that creates a major visual impact in society.