Individual Differences in Emotion Dysregulation and Social Anxiety Discriminate between High vs. Low Quality of Life in Patients with Mild Psoriasis

A deeper understanding of how health-related quality of life relates to the clinical and individual characteristics of patients is essential for the delivery of patient-centered dermatological care. The current study aimed to examine the role of individual differences in emotion dysregulation and so...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales:	Edita Fino, Paolo Maria Russo, Vera Tengattini, Federico Bardazzi, Annalisa Patrizi, Monica Martoni
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	emotion dysregulation health-related quality of life individual differences social anxiety psoriasis Medicine R
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/947995bb6b1a403cb55e409665d238e4
Etiquetas:	Agregar Etiqueta Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!

id	oai:doaj.org-article:947995bb6b1a403cb55e409665d238e4
record_format	dspace
spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:947995bb6b1a403cb55e409665d238e42021-11-25T18:08:16ZIndividual Differences in Emotion Dysregulation and Social Anxiety Discriminate between High vs. Low Quality of Life in Patients with Mild Psoriasis10.3390/jpm111112362075-4426https://doaj.org/article/947995bb6b1a403cb55e409665d238e42021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2075-4426/11/11/1236https://doaj.org/toc/2075-4426A deeper understanding of how health-related quality of life relates to the clinical and individual characteristics of patients is essential for the delivery of patient-centered dermatological care. The current study aimed to examine the role of individual differences in emotion dysregulation and social anxiety in modulating quality of life in psoriatic patients. A total of 130 patients affected by psoriasis were consecutively enrolled in the study as they approached the Dermatology Unit of Sant’Orsola-Malpighi Hospital of Bologna. Clinical information gathered included illness severity, assessed with the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) and the Body Surface Area (BSA); illness onset; familiarity; and prescribed treatment. The patient-reported outcome measures were the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI), measuring the patient’s quality of life; the Psoriasis Skin Appearance Bothersomeness scale (PSAB), measuring patient’s perception of illness severity; the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS), assessing emotion dysregulation traits; and the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale (SIAS), measuring anxiety about social interactions. Patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis reported significantly lower quality of life compared to mildly affected patients. In addition, of the patients affected by mild psoriasis, those characterized by emotion dysregulation and social anxiety traits showed significantly lower levels of quality of life. Our findings suggest that individual differences in emotion dysregulation and social anxiety contribute to health-related quality of life in addition to illness severity. Therapeutic approaches that combine dermatological care with psychological support, especially focused on emotional regulation skills, may be useful to improve clinical outcomes in patients with psoriasis.Edita FinoPaolo Maria RussoVera TengattiniFederico BardazziAnnalisa PatriziMonica MartoniMDPI AGarticleemotion dysregulationhealth-related quality of lifeindividual differencessocial anxietypsoriasisMedicineRENJournal of Personalized Medicine, Vol 11, Iss 1236, p 1236 (2021)
institution	DOAJ
collection	DOAJ
language	EN
topic	emotion dysregulation health-related quality of life individual differences social anxiety psoriasis Medicine R
spellingShingle	emotion dysregulation health-related quality of life individual differences social anxiety psoriasis Medicine R Edita Fino Paolo Maria Russo Vera Tengattini Federico Bardazzi Annalisa Patrizi Monica Martoni Individual Differences in Emotion Dysregulation and Social Anxiety Discriminate between High vs. Low Quality of Life in Patients with Mild Psoriasis
description	A deeper understanding of how health-related quality of life relates to the clinical and individual characteristics of patients is essential for the delivery of patient-centered dermatological care. The current study aimed to examine the role of individual differences in emotion dysregulation and social anxiety in modulating quality of life in psoriatic patients. A total of 130 patients affected by psoriasis were consecutively enrolled in the study as they approached the Dermatology Unit of Sant’Orsola-Malpighi Hospital of Bologna. Clinical information gathered included illness severity, assessed with the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) and the Body Surface Area (BSA); illness onset; familiarity; and prescribed treatment. The patient-reported outcome measures were the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI), measuring the patient’s quality of life; the Psoriasis Skin Appearance Bothersomeness scale (PSAB), measuring patient’s perception of illness severity; the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS), assessing emotion dysregulation traits; and the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale (SIAS), measuring anxiety about social interactions. Patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis reported significantly lower quality of life compared to mildly affected patients. In addition, of the patients affected by mild psoriasis, those characterized by emotion dysregulation and social anxiety traits showed significantly lower levels of quality of life. Our findings suggest that individual differences in emotion dysregulation and social anxiety contribute to health-related quality of life in addition to illness severity. Therapeutic approaches that combine dermatological care with psychological support, especially focused on emotional regulation skills, may be useful to improve clinical outcomes in patients with psoriasis.
format	article
author	Edita Fino Paolo Maria Russo Vera Tengattini Federico Bardazzi Annalisa Patrizi Monica Martoni
author_facet	Edita Fino Paolo Maria Russo Vera Tengattini Federico Bardazzi Annalisa Patrizi Monica Martoni
author_sort	Edita Fino
title	Individual Differences in Emotion Dysregulation and Social Anxiety Discriminate between High vs. Low Quality of Life in Patients with Mild Psoriasis
title_short	Individual Differences in Emotion Dysregulation and Social Anxiety Discriminate between High vs. Low Quality of Life in Patients with Mild Psoriasis
title_full	Individual Differences in Emotion Dysregulation and Social Anxiety Discriminate between High vs. Low Quality of Life in Patients with Mild Psoriasis
title_fullStr	Individual Differences in Emotion Dysregulation and Social Anxiety Discriminate between High vs. Low Quality of Life in Patients with Mild Psoriasis
title_full_unstemmed	Individual Differences in Emotion Dysregulation and Social Anxiety Discriminate between High vs. Low Quality of Life in Patients with Mild Psoriasis
title_sort	individual differences in emotion dysregulation and social anxiety discriminate between high vs. low quality of life in patients with mild psoriasis
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/947995bb6b1a403cb55e409665d238e4
work_keys_str_mv	AT editafino individualdifferencesinemotiondysregulationandsocialanxietydiscriminatebetweenhighvslowqualityoflifeinpatientswithmildpsoriasis AT paolomariarusso individualdifferencesinemotiondysregulationandsocialanxietydiscriminatebetweenhighvslowqualityoflifeinpatientswithmildpsoriasis AT veratengattini individualdifferencesinemotiondysregulationandsocialanxietydiscriminatebetweenhighvslowqualityoflifeinpatientswithmildpsoriasis AT federicobardazzi individualdifferencesinemotiondysregulationandsocialanxietydiscriminatebetweenhighvslowqualityoflifeinpatientswithmildpsoriasis AT annalisapatrizi individualdifferencesinemotiondysregulationandsocialanxietydiscriminatebetweenhighvslowqualityoflifeinpatientswithmildpsoriasis AT monicamartoni individualdifferencesinemotiondysregulationandsocialanxietydiscriminatebetweenhighvslowqualityoflifeinpatientswithmildpsoriasis
_version_	1718411573060435968

Individual Differences in Emotion Dysregulation and Social Anxiety Discriminate between High vs. Low Quality of Life in Patients with Mild Psoriasis

Ejemplares similares