title: No long-term changes in psoriasis severity and quality of life following climate therapy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Oslo University College, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo, Norway. astrid.wahl@su.hio.no
authors.forename: Astrid K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Wahl
authors.forename: Cato
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mørk
authors.forename: Bruce A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: Geraldine
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Padilla
mesh_terms: 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