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. 2019 Oct 29;19:1404. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-7775-0

Table 3.

related factors of psychosocial adaptation in patients with skin disease

Author, year Study population and sample size Research topic Demographic factors Disease related factors Psychological factors Social factors Others
Nayak et al.(2018) Psoriasis(n = 102) Quality of Life Disease severity (−)* Family income (+)*
Kwan et al.(2018) Psoriasis(n = 102) Quality of life Age (+)* Disease severity (−)* Depression/Anxiety (−)*
Itakura et al.(2018) Chronic urticaria, AD, psoriasis (n = 1443, 1668,435) Quality of life Work productivity (+)*
Lee et al.(2018) Atopic Dermatitis (n = 677) Quality of life

Depression (−)*

Suicidal ideation (−)*

Sleep disturbance (+)*
Bidaki et al.(2018) Vitiligo (n = 126) Social acceptance

Woman*

Marital status*

Lesions distribution (face and neck) *

Disease duration less than 5 years*

Hebert et al.(2018) Atopic dermatitis (n = 76) Economic burden

Disease serverity (+)*

Itching (+)*

Lost productivity

Outpatient expense

Norreslet et al.(2018) Atopic dermatitis (n = 23) Work life

Job choice

Change or loss of job

Disability pension

Lakuta et al.(2018) Psoriasis (n = 193)

Stigmatization

Depression

Social anxiety

Location and extent of psoriasis*
Kwak et al.(2017) Atopic dermatitis (n = 662) Occupational characteristics

Work format/hours

Job classification

Employment status

Kwan et al.(2017) Psoriasis (n = 102) Quality of life

India ethnicity

Education (−)*

Depression (−)*

Employ status

Monthly income (+)*

Nazik et al.(2017) Psoriasis (n = 92VS98) Quality of life Disease severity (−)*

Self esteem (+)*

Body image (−)*

Alpsoy et al.(2017) Psoriasis (n = 1485) Internalized stigma

Education (−)*

Family history*

Disease severity (+)*

Lesions distribution (visible parts of body) *

Disease duration (+)*

Income level (−)* Quality of life (−)*
Dieris-Hirche et al.(2017) Atopic dermatitis (n = 181) Suicidality Age (−)* Disease severity (+)* Depression/Anxiety (+)* Family support (−)*
Lakuta et al.(2017) Psoriasis (n = 148) Depressive Female* Disease duration (−)* Stigma (+)* Social support (−)*
Rosinska et al.(2017) Psoriasis (n = 54) Depressive Female* Body image (−)*
Nicholas et al.(2017) Atopic Dermatitis depression and suicidality

Female*

Age (+)*

Disease serverity (−)*
Lamb et al.(2017) Psoriasis (n = 607) Anxiety and Depression

Female*

Asian ethnicity*

Topical treatment only*

Disease serverity (+)*
Lakuta et al.(2017) Psoriasis (n = 193) Social anxiety and depression Female*

Disease serverity (+)*

Disease duration (+)*

Geale et al.(2017) Psoriasis (n = 2674) Quality of life Disease severity (−)*
Lesner et al.(2017) Psoriasis (n = 682) Quality of life Marital status* Itch intensity*

Depression/Anxiety*

Suicidal ideation*

Kimball et al.(2016) Psoriasis (n = 694) Work productivity Sleep problems* Pruritus (−)*
Zhu et al.(2016) Psoriasis (n = 108) Stigma

Social support (−)*

Social interaction (−)*

Quality of life (−)*
Sarhan et al.(2016) Vitiligo (n = 50VS25) Quality of life Lesions distribution* Sexual life*
Korman et al.(2016) Psoriasis (n = 694) Quality of life

Disease severity (−)*

Scaling, itching, pain*

Work productivity (+)*
Bonotis et al.(2016) Vitiligo (n = 216) Quality of life

Sex*

Personality*

Self esteem (−)*
Cazzaniga et al.(2016) Chronic hand eczema (n = 199)

Quality of life

Psychosocial adjustment

Job loss and change

High rate of sick leave

Intense use of health care services

Tee et al.(2016) Psoriasis (n = 100) Quality of life Disease severity (−)* Depression/Anxiety (−)*
Molina-Leyva et al.(2016) Psoriasis (n = 79VS79) Erectile Dysfunction

Smoking

BMI

Depression/Anxiety (−)*
Ji et al.(2016) Psoriasis (n = 191VS191) Erectile Dysfunction

Age*

Hypertention

Hyperlipidemia*

Depression*
Innamorati et al.(2016) Psoriasis (n = 100VS97) Quality of life BMI* Depression*
Korman et al.(2016) Psoriasis (n = 681) Quality of life Disease severity (−)* Work productivity (+)*
Molina-Leyva et al. (2015) Psoriasis (n = 133) Sexual Function Distribution of lesions*
Ahmed et al.(2015) hand eczema (n = 1023) Self-esteem
Korman et al.(2015) Psoriasis (n = 700) Quality of life

Disease severity (−)*

Scaling, itching, pain*

Work productivity (+)*
Schmitt et al.(2015) Psoriasis (n = 201) Quality of life

Work productivity

Indirect costs

Ayala et al.(2014) Psoriasis (n = 787) Work-related problem

Sex*

Low education*

Disease serverity (+)*

Localization*

Shame*

Anger*

Self-esteem*

Khoury et al.(2014) Psoriasis (n = 8) Body image Exercise (+)* Body coverage (−)* Social support (+)* Sexual inhibitions (+)*
Mattila et al. (2013) Psoriasis (n = 262) Work

Change of occupation

Sick leave days

Early retirement from work

Yano et al. (2013) Atopic Dermatitis (n = 112) Work productivity and activity impairment Disease serverity (+)* Quality of life (+)*
Chen et al. (2013) Psoriasis (n = 12,300VS61,500) Sexual dysfunction

Male*

Aged*

Lewis-Beck et al. (2013) Psoriasis (n = 199) Quality of life

Itching intensity (−)*

Pain (−)*

Scaling (−)*

Work productivity (+)*
Chrostowska-Plak et al. (2013) Atopic Dermatitis (n = 89) Quality of life Pruritus (−)* Depression (−)*
Schneider et al. (2013) Psoriasis (n = 50)

Social anxiety

Social avoidance

Disease severity (+)* Feelings of helplessness (+)* Social support (−)* Quality of life (−)*
Premkumar et al. (2013) Psoriasis (n = 300) Quality of life

Aged*

Low education*

Disease severity (−)* Stigma (−)*
Sampogna et al. (2012) Psoriasis (n = 936) Quality of life

Female*

Low education*

Disease severity (−)* Depression/Anxiety (−)* Shame, angry and problems in daily activities and social life
Janowski et al. (2012) Psoriasis (n = 113)

Quality of life

/Adaptation

Gender* Social support (+)*
Levy et al.(2012) Psoriasis (n = 90) Quality of life

Direct costs*

Lose productivity*

Economy burden
Chan et al. (2012) Vitiligo (n = 145) Depression

Age (+)*

Sex*

Self-esteem (+)*
Brito et al. (2012) Psoriasis (n = 101patients + 78 partners) Adjustment Body image (+)* Relationship between patients and partners
Pereira et al. (2012) Psoriasis (n = 101) Adjustment Disease severity (−)* Depression/Anxiety (−)* Family coping in patients and their partners
Pichaimuthu et al. (2011) Vitiligo and psoriasis (n = 300) Stigma Participant restrictions (+)*

Note: + positive correlation, −negative correlation, *p < 0.05 statistically significant