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| Author(s): |
Giovana Viotto Cagnon Brandão
[1]
;
Elizandra Gomes Pereira
[2]
;
Gabriela Roncada Haddad
[3]
;
Luciane Donida Bartoli Miot
[4]
;
Silvio Alencar Marques
[5]
;
Hélio Amante Miot
[6]
Total Authors: 6
|
| Affiliation: | [1] Universidade Estadual Paulista. Faculdade de Medicina. Departamento de Infectologia, Dermatologia, Diagnóstico por Imagem e Radioterapia - Brasil
[2] Universidade Estadual Paulista. Faculdade de Medicina. Departamento de Infectologia, Dermatologia, Diagnóstico por Imagem e Radioterapia - Brasil
[3] Universidade Estadual Paulista. Faculdade de Medicina. Departamento de Infectologia, Dermatologia, Diagnóstico por Imagem e Radioterapia - Brasil
[4] Universidade Estadual Paulista. Faculdade de Medicina. Departamento de Infectologia, Dermatologia, Diagnóstico por Imagem e Radioterapia - Brasil
[5] Universidade Estadual Paulista. Faculdade de Medicina. Departamento de Infectologia, Dermatologia, Diagnóstico por Imagem e Radioterapia - Brasil
[6] Universidade Estadual Paulista. Faculdade de Medicina. Departamento de Infectologia, Dermatologia, Diagnóstico por Imagem e Radioterapia - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 6
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | ANAIS BRASILEIROS DE DERMATOLOGIA; v. 99, n. 1, p. 19-26, 2024-01-22. |
| Abstract | |
Abstract Background: There are few studies dedicated to the characterization of the geriatric population with psoriasis, which has particularities in terms of clinical manifestations and therapeutic limitations. As psoriasis is a chronic disease, presenting a higher prevalence with age, the increase in life expectancy in Brazil demands knowledge about the behavior of the disease among the elderly. Objectives: To characterize elderly people with psoriasis from a tertiary service, from the clinical-epidemiological point of view, presence of comorbidities, physical frailty, and affective impact, and to compare these aspects with adults with psoriasis and elderly people without the disease. Methods: Cross-sectional study of 64 elderly patients with psoriasis, 64 adults with psoriasis, and 64 elderly patients without the disease. Clinical-demographic aspects, the Beck depression scale, and Skindex-16 were evaluated. Indicators of physical frailty were evaluated in elderly patients: handgrip, sit-to-stand test, fatigue, and weight loss >5%. Results: In the elderly, the mean age (SD) of psoriasis onset was 44 (10) years, men represented 47% of the sample, the prevalence of arthritis was 22%, and ungual involvement occurred in 72%. Topical corticosteroids were used more often among elderly people with psoriasis (100%) than among adults with the disease (86%), with no difference among other systemic treatments. Diabetes mellitus occurred in 30% of the elderly. Hypertension (59%), dyslipidemia (52%), depression (34%), and fatigue (59%) were more prevalent among the elderly with psoriasis than among the healthy controls. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 19/06684-5 - Clinical and epidemiological characterization of elderly patients with psoriasis: a cross-sectional study |
| Grantee: | Elizandra Gomes Pereira |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation |