Psoriasis and comorbidities: general practitioners’ awarenes

• DOI: 10.15570/actaapa.2017.37
• Publication Date: 2018-03-24T14:19:24Z
• Authors: Miguel Costa-Silva; Julia Vide; Sofia Lopes; Filomena Azevedo; Sofia Magina
• Keywords: Adult; Male; Chi-Square Distribution; Portugal; Attitude of Health Personnel; Incidence; Internship and Residency; Comorbidity; 02 engineering and technology; Awareness; Middle Aged; Risk Assessment; 3. Good health; Arthritis, Rheumatoid; Cardiovascular Diseases; Education, Medical, Graduate; General Practitioners; 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering; Humans; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic; Psoriasis; Female; Clinical Competence

Systemic inflammatory diseases such as psoriasis, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are associated with an increased prevalence of cardiovascular (CVD) other comorbidities. The primary aim this study was to assess the screening practices general practitioners (GPs) regard most frequent comorbidities in patients psoriasis.We adapted, permission, a questionnaire that used by Parsi et al. 2012, which then distributed GP residents consultants.Overall, 372 questionnaires were collected. Significantly more physicians screen for CV risk factors RA SLE than psoriasis. There no statistically significant difference between initial final phase residency, or consultants regarding awareness CVD psoriasis comorbidity patients.Most participated not aware assign greater importance SLE.