Pierre Fabre SA
Pierre Fabre SA
07/26/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/26/2022 03:55
CHANGING THE WAY WE LOOK AT VISIBLE DERMATOSES
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CHANGING THE WAY WE LOOK AT VISIBLE DERMATOSES
26 July 2022
The first international epidemiological study on the prevalence and psychosocial impact of visible chronic dermatoses conducted on over 13,000 people
Dermatoses such as eczema, hand eczema, acne, psoriasis, ichthyosis, vitiligo, and rosacea do not impair vital functions, but can significantly affect quality of life.
The aim of the study, organized by the Department of Patient Centricity and named "Visible Diseases of the Skin (VDS)", was to explore the consequences of skin diseases affecting the face and hands, i.e. the socially visible areas.
This study involved 13,138 adult participants in 6 countries (Canada, China, Italy, Spain, Germany and France). All participants were invited to complete a structured and consolidated digital questionnaire with the patient associations involved.
The results of this study were presented at a press conference on November 30, 2021, during the Paris Dermatology Days, in the presence of patient association representatives.
Visible dermatoses, a heavy burden with significant repercussions on patients' quality of life
Il y a urgence d'agir pour ces patients qui se sentent délaissés face à leurs dermatoses visibles. Cette étude nous fait prendre conscience de l'épreuve que vivent ces personnes qui considèrent souvent que leur vie aurait été différente si elles n'étaient pas atteintes de dermatoses aux mains et au visage. Ainsi l'utilisation d'un smartphone ou d'un clavier d'ordinateur peut être difficile pour les personnes souffrant de dermatoses des mains.
Dr Markéta Saint Aroman
Medical Director of Patient Centricity within the Pierre Fabre Group
The functional and esthetic disability that the patient experiences has repercussions that go far beyond simply managing the skin disease. One in two patients reported suffering from facial involvement since childhood. Surprisingly, hand involvement has significant consequences for patients, which are not limited to the functional impairment that is usually mentioned. Dermatologists pay attention to the face, but are probably less interested in the hands, which can be just as, if not more detrimental to the patient's social life than the face. Dermatologists could better meet their patients' needs by taking the involvement of visible skin lesions into consideration.