A Study on Dermatological Life Quality Index in Different Forms of Psoriasis

Abstract

The present study focuses on assess the quality of life of patients diagnosed with different forms of psoriasis. The mean DLQI scores were highest for  patients with pustular psoriasis followed by nail  psoriasis, palmoplantar psoriasis, scalp and psoriasis vulgaris  in  that order. While the type of psoriasis did significantly influence the impact on the QoL, the association was  found to be weak. The present study includes  the regardless of the type of psoriasis, the quality of life impairment is significant in all forms of the disease and hence treatment should be aimed at improving the quality of life of the patient along with  bringing  down  the  disease severity.