Factors Associated with Quality of life of Psoriatic Patients in the Southern Regional Hospital of Tropical Dermatology-Trang Province

Abstract

This study is a cross-sectional analytic study aiming to investigate factors related to the quality of life of psoriasis patients at the Southern Tropical Dermatology Hospital, Trang Province, and to examine personal factors, social support, and quality of life among psoriasis patients at the Southern Tropical Dermatology Hospital, Trang Province. The sample consisted of 150 individuals. The research instrument was a questionnaire with a reliability coefficient of 0.97. Data were analyzed using frequency distribution, percentage, mean, standard deviation, maximum value, minimum value, and the Chi-square test. The statistical significance level was set at 0.05.

The results showed that the majority of the sample had a high overall quality of life (M = 4.52, S.D. = 0.48) and a high overall level of social support (M = 4.52, S.D. = 0.40). Factors related to quality of life included age, marital status, occupation, duration of psoriasis, and severity of psoriasis. and social support (p <0.05).

Therefore, the results of this research can be used as information for planning and organizing a nursing service system to promote social support from family and surrounding individuals regarding the health care of patients, including the prevention of complications, to empower psoriasis patients to live in society and have a better quality of life in the future.