Why carry out this research?

Not much research has been done on understanding the needs of young adults suffering from psoriasis.

This is a qualitative study among young, bio-naive adults from Nordic countries suffering from moderate to severe psoriasis with an active lifestyle. The aim is to explore treatment preferences in this group qualitatively.

As part of a mixed-methods study, this study precedes a quantitative patient preference study.

What was learned from the study?

The treatment preferences varied greatly among participants. Understanding the reasons behind these diverse preferences is essential to shared-decision psoriasis management.

The analysis found that treatment goals depended upon two overall categories: alleviation of symptoms and low treatment burden.

The most influential symptoms were scaling, itching, and visible plaques. The most important treatment burden features were efficacy, durability, speed of response, safety, and convenience.