Psoriasis in spring: what we’ve learned

Spring has sprung, and for most people that means coming out from winter hibernation, shedding the layers and uncovering their psoriasis. As a part of our regular series, we conducted a survey of the PatientsLikeMe psoriasis community from March through June, receiving responses from over 300 patients. We asked everything from “How do allergies affect your psoriasis?” to “Does your psoriasis impact your spring clothing choices?”

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What’s your skinpact?
The Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) is used to measure the “skinpact” that psoriasis can have on patients. It asks questions like “How self-conscious are you because of your skin”, “How much has psoriasis interfered with your personal activities”, or “Does your skin condition affect your ability to do sports?” The questionnaire runs from a low score of 0 (no impact) to a maximum of 30 (extremely large impact). This season the average skinpact in our spring survey was just below 9. The average for male’s was slightly lower than female’s (8.2 versus 8.8, respectively).

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To share what we learned, we’ve put together a new Patient Voice report entitled Uncovering Psoriasis. Don’t miss this in-depth look at how our psoriasis patients rated their “skinpact” this spring along with what specific factors can increase it, from age to the location of an outbreak to the percentage of the body covered with itchy, red plaques (a measurement known as the Body Surface Area or BSA score).

Interested in other seasonal psoriasis insights?  Find tips about living with psoriasis during the winter in our previous report.

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