Improved quality of life among patients with psoriasis after supervised climate therapy at the Canary Islands.
A total of 559 Norwegian patients with psoriasis completed the Dermatology Life Quality Index questionnaire and a dermatologist assessed psoriasis severity before and after climate therapy. There was no control group. A clinically important improvement in quality of life after climate therapy is demonstrated. Improvement in disease severity is significantly related to improvement in quality of life.
Department of Dermatology, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, and Buskerud College, Oslo, Norway.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001266:Atlantic Islands; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000628:therapy*; D011788:Quality of Life; D013472:Sunlight