Stress and quality of life in dermatological patients:Are out-patients’needs different?

• 作者: Liana Manolache
• 来源期刊: 世界皮肤病学杂志
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: STRESS Perceived STRESS QUALITY of LIFE OUT-PATIENTS DERMATOLOGY LIFE QUALITY INDEX Children DERMATOLOGY LIFE INDEX
• 年，卷（期）: 2016,（1）
• 页码范围: 1-3
• 页数: 3页
• 分类号: R197.323

摘要

The debut,progression and maintenance of skin disease are related to stress(acne,alopecia areata,atopic dermatitis,lichen planus,psoriasis,urticaria,vitiligo,herpes,hyperhidrosis,pemphigus,rosacea or seborrheic dermatitis).Environmental,socio-professional,life events are representing external factors.Personality,previous experiences,traits of anxiety are individual factors influencing the state of stress.Perceived stress could be more harmful especially in“high reactors”to stress.Coping abilities to stress could be increased in social programs.There was a recent interest in measuring the quality of life in the last years.There are dermatology and disease specific questionnaires that could help.Out-patients have less time to wait for very sophisticated procedures.They expect faster results.For simple,acute diseases it is important to have a good communication and good understanding of the instructions to get results as soon as possible.For chronic diseases a strong long-term alliance is needed,so the patients should revisit for his benefit and not for giving up.Small questions regarding potential stressful events,impact on the quality of life,stigmatization,the level of symptoms(pruritus),psychiatric comorbidities(anxiety,depression),short questionnaires for quality of life give us a better picture,personalize the doctorpatient relationship and could influence the choice of treatment.Many skin disorders could be seen from a psychosomatic point of view and the final goal,especially for the chronic diseases,is to improve through our treatments the impact on the quality of patient’s life.