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Open Access 01-01-2021 | Vulgar Psoriasis

Comparative study of life satisfaction among patients with psoriasis versus healthy comparison group: the explanatory role of body image and resource profiles

Authors: Marcin Rzeszutek, Katarzyna Podkowa, Małgorzata Pięta, Daniel Pankowski, Sylwia Cyran-Stemplewska

Published in: Quality of Life Research | Issue 1/2021

Abstract

Purpose

The aim of the study was first to examine the heterogeneity of body image and resources, as described by the conservation of resources theory (COR), in a sample of psoriatic patients and explore whether heterogeneity within these variables explains the possible differences in levels of life satisfaction among the participants. Second, we aimed to investigate if life satisfaction level among the observed profiles of psoriatic patients, extracted on the basis of their body image and resources, differed from that of the healthy comparison group.

Methods

The sample consisted of 735 participants, including 355 adults with a medical diagnosis of psoriasis and 380 healthy adults recruited from a non-clinical general population. Participants filled the Satisfaction with Life Scale, the Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire and the COR evaluation questionnaire.

Results

Latent profile analysis revealed four classes of psoriatic patients with different levels of resources and body image. The group with the highest level of resources and the most positive body image did not differ from the healthy comparison group regarding satisfaction with life. The group with the lowest level of resources and the most negative body image was characterized by the lowest satisfaction with life.

Conclusions

The results of our study may change the simplifying trend that highlights the traditionally very poor well-being of psoriatic patients. Moreover, the discovery of specific profiles of these patients, which differ with regard to psychological variables, can lead to rethinking contemporary forms of psychological counselling in psoriatic patients.

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Title: Comparative study of life satisfaction among patients with psoriasis versus healthy comparison group: the explanatory role of body image and resource profiles
Authors: Marcin Rzeszutek
Katarzyna Podkowa
Małgorzata Pięta
Daniel Pankowski
Sylwia Cyran-Stemplewska
Publication date: 01-01-2021
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keyword: Vulgar Psoriasis
Published in: Quality of Life Research / Issue 1/2021
Print ISSN: 0962-9343
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2649
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-020-02621-3

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Comparative study of life satisfaction among patients with psoriasis versus healthy comparison group: the explanatory role of body image and resource profiles

Abstract

Purpose

Methods

Results

Conclusions

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