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Psoriasis og psoriasisartritt - er sydenopphold behandling eller velferdstilbud?
Engelsk titel: Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis - is climate therapy a treatment or a leisure activity? Läs online Författare: Mörk C ; Özek M ; Wahl AK Språk: Nor Antal referenser: 15 Dokumenttyp: Artikel UI-nummer: 04011287

Tidskrift

Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening 2004;124(1)60-2 ISSN 0029-2001 E-ISSN 0807-7096 KIBs bestånd av denna tidskrift Denna tidskrift är expertgranskad (Peer-Reviewed)

Sammanfattning

INTERPRETATION : If climate therapy should be implemented as supplemental therapy, we recommend recruitment of patients with severe to moderate psoriasis and arthritic psoriasis and inclusion of an analysis of cost-effectiveness. RESULTS : Disease activity was mild at start of treatment. The clinical relevance for the change in skin and arthritis related quality of life was considered high one week after treatment and moderate after two months. Change in psoriasis, pain and functional status of the joints had little clinic relevance. A statistical significant score improvement was found for PASI (6.0 vs. 2.0), DLQI-N (8.4 vs. 2.2 vs. 4.6), ADI-N (9.9 vs. 4.8 vs. 7.0) and MHAQ (1.6 vs. 1.3 vs. 1.4), all means. No significant change in pain score was demonstrated for those having arthritic psoriasis. MATERIAL AND METHODS : In 50 patients, psoriasis severity (psoriasis area and severity index, PASI 0-72) was assessed at start and end of treatment in Turkey. Patients reported joint pain (VAS 0-100), skin (DLQI-N 0-29), arthritic psoriasis-related quality of life (ADI-N 0-33) and functional status of arthritis (MHAQ 1-4) at arrival, one week and two months after treatment. Standard response mean (difference/SD difference) was used to evaluate clinical relevance. BACKGROUND : For many years, Norwegian patients with psoriasis or arthritic psoriasis have been offered climate therapy. In 2002, Rikshospitalet University Hospital's department for treatment abroad organised this treatment for the first time for a group of patients with combined psoriasis and arthritic psoriasis.