Members of the National Psoriasis Foundation
Open Access
- 1 January 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Dermatology
- Vol. 141 (1) , 19-26
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archderm.141.1.19
Abstract
Psoriasis is a common, chronic disease that affects about 4.5 million Americans.1 The extent of disease and its impact on patients’ quality of life varies considerably among patients and over time. In other chronic diseases, it has been demonstrated that providing educational information about the disease and its treatments and providing links to peer-led support groups may increase the quality of care and reduce the burden of disease.2-4 Moreover, utilization of therapies is likely to affect both the extent of disease and quality of life impairment due to psoriasis.5-7Keywords
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