No long-term changes in psoriasis severity and quality of life following climate therapy.
This paper describes disease severity and quality of life of 286 patients who underwent climate therapy. The lowest disease severity and better life quality occurred 2 weeks after therapy. However, by 4 and 8 months after therapy, all measures had returned to approximately the same level as before treatment.
Wahl
Astrid K
AK
Oslo University College, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo, Norway. astrid.wahl@su.hio.no
Mørk
Cato
C
Cooper
Bruce A
BA
Padilla
Geraldine
G
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002980:Climate; D005260:Female; D006370:Heliotherapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000628:therapy*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013997:Time Factors