Clinical characterization, physical frailty, and depression in elderly patients with psoriasis from a reference center in Brazil: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background: There are few studies dedicated to the characterization of the geriatric population with psoriasis, which has particularities in terms of clinical manifestations and therapeutic limitations. As psoriasis is a chronic disease, presenting a higher prevalence with age, the increase in life expectancy in Brazil demands knowledge about the behavior of the disease among the elderly. Objectives: To characterize elderly people with psoriasis from a tertiary service, from the clinical-epidemiological point of view, presence of comorbidities, physical frailty, and affective impact, and to compare these aspects with adults with psoriasis and elderly people without the disease. Methods: Cross-sectional study of 64 elderly patients with psoriasis, 64 adults with psoriasis, and 64 elderly patients without the disease. Clinical-demographic aspects, the Beck depression scale, and Skindex-16 were evaluated. Indicators of physical frailty were evaluated in elderly patients: handgrip, sit-to-stand test, fatigue, and weight loss <5%. Results: In the elderly, the mean age (SD) of psoriasis onset was 44 (10) years, men represented 47% of the sample, the prevalence of arthritis was 22%, and ungual involvement occurred in 72%. Topical corticosteroids were used more often among elderly people with psoriasis (100%) than among adults with the disease (86%), with no difference among other systemic treatments. Diabetes mellitus occurred in 30% of the elderly. Hypertension (59%), dyslipidemia (52%), depression (34%), and fatigue (59%) were more prevalent among the elderly with psoriasis than among the healthy controls..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:99

Enthalten in:

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia - 99(2024), 1, Seite 19-26

Sprache:

Englisch ; Portugiesisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Giovana Viotto Cagnon Brandão [VerfasserIn]
Elizandra Gomes Pereira [VerfasserIn]
Gabriela Roncada Haddad [VerfasserIn]
Luciane Donida Bartoli Miot [VerfasserIn]
Silvio Alencar Marques [VerfasserIn]
Hélio Amante Miot [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Aged
Chronic disease
Dermatology
Immunosenescence
Metabolic syndrome
Psoriasis

doi:

10.1016/j.abd.2023.01.001

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

DOAJ096549769