title: Disease burden and quality of life in psoriasis patients with and without comorbid psoriatic arthritis: results from National Psoriasis Foundation panel surveys.
abstract: The comorbidity profile and overall disease impact are not well understood in psoriasis with and without comorbid psoriatic arthritis (PsA). The objective of this study was to compare disease characteristics, comorbidities, and psoriasis-related quality of life (QOL) in patients with moderate to severe psoriasis with and without comorbid PsA using results from National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF) surveys. The study included 3395 and 2072 patients with psoriasis alone and psoriasis with PsA, respectively. The results showed the burden of psoriasis either independently or with comorbid PsA. As severity of psoriasis increased, patient health and QOL were found to decline.
authors.affiliation: Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis, IN 46285, USA. eheredia@lilly.com.
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Edson-Heredia
authors.forename: Baojin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Jiaying
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Tomoko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maeda-Chubachi
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lebwohl
mesh_terms: D015535:Arthritis, Psoriatic / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014481:United States