Table 3.
Demographic and disease characteristics of participants
| Characteristic | N | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | Female | 9 |
| Male | 11 | |
| Ethnicity | White | 18 |
| Indian | 1 | |
| Chinese | 1 | |
| Employment | In paid work (full or part-time, including self-employed) | 12 |
| In full-time education/training | 3 | |
| Unemployed | 1 | |
| Retired | 3 | |
| Retired and voluntary work | 1 | |
| Education | 1 or more ‘O’ level equivalents | 1 |
| 1 or more ‘A’ level equivalents | 2 | |
| Trade qualifications | 3 | |
| Professional qualifications | 8 | |
| Degree | 6 | |
| Housing | Owner occupied/mortgaged | 14 |
| Rented from local authority/housing association | 2 | |
| Rented from a private landlord | 3 | |
| Other (living with parents) | 1 | |
| Psoriasis type | Chronic plaque | 19 |
| Palmoplantar psoriasis | 1 | |
| Co-morbid conditions | Psoriatic arthritis | 3 |
| Current therapies* | Topical | 16 |
| Phototherapy/photochemotherapy | 1 | |
| Oral systemic | 6 | |
| Biologic | 1 | |
| Non-prescription (e.g. tanning booths, Chinese medicine) | 3 | |
| Past therapies* | Topical | 18 |
| Phototherapy/photochemotherapy | 12 | |
| Traditional systemic | 7 | |
| Median (range) in years | ||
| Age | 48.5 (21 – 71) | |
| Age when psoriasis started | 14.5 (4 – 52) | |
Key: * = more than one characteristic can be recorded by each individual