PSORIASIS AND ITS COMORBIDITIES: ROUTINE DERMATOLOGICAL CONSULTATION VS DESIGNED COUNSELING SESSION REGARDING COMORBID ASSOCIATIONS OF PSORIASIS

Abstract

Background

The detailed analysis of psoriasis along with its associated comorbidities has been highlighted in the recent literature; however, preventive measures for psoriatic comorbidities have not been well indicated. Also, it has been reported in some recent literature that the patients lack knowledge about their comorbid associations and its management. The purpose of this study is to know the impact of patient education and counseling in comparison to routine OPD consultation for comorbid conditions.

Objective

To compare the impact of designed counseling session with routine consultation, regarding comorbid associations of psoriasis.

Methods

A quasi-experimental design was used to conduct this study at the Dermatology Department of Madinah teaching hospital in Faisalabad, Pakistan. Convenient sampling was used to select 30 psoriasis patients. A single-group pre-test and post-test study design was conducted where all the patients who have been through the process of routine consultation were counselled under this trial.

Results

The results were statistically significant (p <0.05) by paired sample t-test.

Conclusion

This study showed that the counselling sessions resulted in a great level of patient satisfaction with respect to awareness, knowledge, and perception. So, it should be a part of routine clinical consultation.