Table 1.
Differences between various diseases regarding the aspects of shame, visibility of skin disease and duration of disease
| Variable | Disease duration ≥ 5 years, n (%)b | Age (years) | SSS‐24 (score) | SHAME bodily | SHAME cognitive | SHAME existential | SHAME summary score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 61 (50) | 43·5 ± 17·8 | 57·8 ± 18·0 | 2·60 ± 1·07 | 4·00 ± 1·18 | 1·84 ± 0·92 | 2·81 ± 0·81 |
| P | 30 (77) | 47·9 ± 14·6 | 65·3 ± 17·6 | 2·42 ± 0·99 | 3·98 ± 1·19 | 1·69 ± 0·74 | 2·69 ± 0·76 |
| T | 7 (39) | 51·7 ± 20·1 | 48·5 ± 15·1 | 2·47 ± 1·06 | 3·79 ± 1·37 | 1·90 ± 0·97 | 2·72 ± 0·83 |
| ID | 8 (36) | 40·7 ± 18·5 | 65·1 ± 15·6 | 2·60 ± 1·09 | 4·09 ± 1·20 | 1·78 ± 0·93 | 2·83 ± 0·82 |
| I | 5 (29) | 33·7 ± 14·7 | 53·6 ± 18·2 | 2·88 ± 1·13 | 4·24 ± 0·92 | 2·05 ± 1·09 | 3·05 ± 0·76 |
| A | 5 (45) | 43·4 ± 15·1 | 48·9 ± 15·6 | 2·62 ± 0·98 | 3·96 ± 1·14 | 1·83 ± 0·81 | 2·81 ± 0·79 |
| E | 6 (38) | 34·7 ± 15·6 | 62·6 ± 17·5 | 2·86 ± 1·20 | 4·04 ± 1·11 | 1·92 ± 1·14 | 2·94 ± 0·95 |
| χ2 = 17·8** , c | F = 5·88*** | F = 8·29*** | F = 0·43 | F = 0·15 | F = 0·71 | F = 0·39 | |
| P = 0·003 | P = 0·001 | P < 0·001 | P > 0·05 | P > 0·05 | P > 0·05 | P > 0·05 | |
| η2 = 0·13d | η2 = 0·18e | ||||||
| Visible | 61·6 ± 17·3 | 2·68 ± 1·10 | 4·06 ± 1·15 | 1·90 ± 1·01 | 2·88 ± 0·82 | ||
| Invisible | 53·1 ± 17·5 | 2·47 ± 0·99 | 3·92 ± 1·25 | 1·77± 0·75 | 2·72 ± 0·78 | ||
| F = 9·88** | F = 1·56 | F = 0·59 | F = 0·84 | F = 1·64 | |||
| P = 0·002 | P > 0·05 | P > 0·05 | P > 0·05 | P > 0·05 | |||
| η2 = 0·05 | |||||||
| < 5 yearsa | 58·9 ± 17·8 | 2·64 ± 1·00 | 4·06 ± 1·11 | 1·86 ± 0·81 | 2·85 ± 0·72 | ||
| ≥ 5 yearsa | 65·4 ± 16·4 | 2·50 ± 1·00 | 4·15 ± 1·18 | 1·68 ± 0·82 | 2·78 ± 0·77 | ||
| F = 4·42* | F = 0·55 | F = 0·17 | F = 1·53 | F = 0·56 | |||
| P = 0·038 | P > 0·05 | P > 0·05 | P > 0·05 | P > 0·05 | |||
| η2 = 0·04 | |||||||
| Patients | 57·8 ± 18·0 | 2·60 ± 1·07 | 4·00 ± 1·18 | 1·84 ± 0·92 | 2·81 ± 0·82 | ||
| Controls | 44·6 ± 13·7 | 2·79 ± 1·03 | 4·24 ± 0·95 | 1·59 ± 0·68 | 2·87 ± 0·71 | ||
| F = 108·02*** | F = 4·96 | F = 7·94** | F = 15·94*** | F = 0·97 | |||
| P < 0·001 | P > 0·05 | P = 0·003 | P < 0·001 | P > 0·05 | |||
| η2 = 0·14 | η2 = 0·01 | η2 = 0·02 |
The data are presented as the mean ± SD unless stated otherwise. SSS‐24, Skin Shame Scale; SHAME, Shame Assessment scale for Multifarious Expression of shame; A, allergic diseases (n = 27); E, eczema (n = 22), ID; inflammatory diseases (n = 35); I, infection (n = 27); P, psoriasis (n = 49); T, tumours (n = 41). aDisease duration. bMissing data for 78 individuals. c,d,ePost hoc (significant differences): cP > T = ID = E = I = A; dP = T > I = E; eP = E = ID > T = A. *P < 0·05, **P < 0·01, ***P < 0·001. The exact P‐value is stated for all significant comparisons (except for P < 0.001).