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Quality of Life in Cohabitants of Patients with Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Cross-sectional Study

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory disease that impairs patients’ physical and mental health. However, few studies have considered the consequences of HS on cohabitants. The aims of this study were to explore the impact of HS on the quality of life (QOL) of cohabitants and to as...

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Autores principales: Ramos-Alejos-Pita, Carmen, Arias-Santiago, Salvador, Molina-Leyva, Alejandro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7459451/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32824800
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17166000
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author Ramos-Alejos-Pita, Carmen
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Molina-Leyva, Alejandro
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Molina-Leyva, Alejandro
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description Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory disease that impairs patients’ physical and mental health. However, few studies have considered the consequences of HS on cohabitants. The aims of this study were to explore the impact of HS on the quality of life (QOL) of cohabitants and to assess potentially associated factors. A cross-sectional study was conducted and patients with HS and their cohabitants were invited to participate. Validated questionnaires were used to measure QOL, anxiety and depression, type D personality and sexual dysfunction. The clinical variables of patients and the demographic characteristics of cohabitants were also collected. Twenty-seven patients and 27 cohabitants were included for analysis. Patients and cohabitants presented significant QOL impairment. A direct association was found between the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) and the Familiar Dermatology Life Quality Index (FDLQI). DLQI scores were associated with the presence of negative affectivity, a trait typical of type D personality, as well as with cohabitants’ anxiety. FDLQI scores were associated with cohabitant anxiety and patient depression. Hidradenitis suppurativa damages quality of life in patients and cohabitants. Identifying potential psychological factors could help us to recognize at-risk patients and apply personalized treatments for them and their environment.
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spelling pubmed-74594512020-09-02 Quality of Life in Cohabitants of Patients with Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Cross-sectional Study Ramos-Alejos-Pita, Carmen Arias-Santiago, Salvador Molina-Leyva, Alejandro Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory disease that impairs patients’ physical and mental health. However, few studies have considered the consequences of HS on cohabitants. The aims of this study were to explore the impact of HS on the quality of life (QOL) of cohabitants and to assess potentially associated factors. A cross-sectional study was conducted and patients with HS and their cohabitants were invited to participate. Validated questionnaires were used to measure QOL, anxiety and depression, type D personality and sexual dysfunction. The clinical variables of patients and the demographic characteristics of cohabitants were also collected. Twenty-seven patients and 27 cohabitants were included for analysis. Patients and cohabitants presented significant QOL impairment. A direct association was found between the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) and the Familiar Dermatology Life Quality Index (FDLQI). DLQI scores were associated with the presence of negative affectivity, a trait typical of type D personality, as well as with cohabitants’ anxiety. FDLQI scores were associated with cohabitant anxiety and patient depression. Hidradenitis suppurativa damages quality of life in patients and cohabitants. Identifying potential psychological factors could help us to recognize at-risk patients and apply personalized treatments for them and their environment. MDPI 2020-08-18 2020-08 /pmc/articles/PMC7459451/ /pubmed/32824800 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17166000 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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title_short Quality of Life in Cohabitants of Patients with Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Cross-sectional Study
title_sort quality of life in cohabitants of patients with hidradenitis suppurativa: a cross-sectional study
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7459451/
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