Psoriasis disease severity affects patient satisfaction with treatment
Abstract
Background: Patients with psoriasis are often dissatisfied with available treatments, but contributing factors are not well defined.
Objective: Examine relationships between psoriasis severity, patient characteristics, and treatment satisfaction.
Methods: Patients with psoriasis were classified into mild and moderate-to-severe groups based on self-reported data. Demographics, comorbidities, symptoms, and multiple treatment satisfaction outcomes were compared between groups. Predictors of patient satisfaction with treatment were examined using linear regression models.
Results: The analyses included 773 patients (407 mild; 366 moderate-to-severe). The percentage of patients reporting satisfaction with treatment was low overall, ranging from 8.6% to 61.7% for the mild and 13.9% to 49.5% for the moderate-to-severe group. Satisfaction among biologics users was also low (≤53%; 50% of satisfaction rates <40%). Regression results consistently showed greater dissatisfaction with current treatment among moderately to severely affected patients.
Conclusion: Many psoriasis patients were dissatisfied with their treatment; moderate-to-severe patients expressed significantly less satisfaction than mild patients.