Korean J Dermatol.  2023 Jul;61(6):342-351.

Comparison of Treatment Satisfaction and Perception in Psoriasis Patients with Biologics or Oral Agents: A Single Center Study

• Yun JM
• Kim Y
• Lee MJ
• Ryoo YW
• Kim SA

Abstract

Background
Many aspects are considered when selecting psoriasis treatments, such as psoriasis severity. In particular, patients’ subjective aspects, such as quality of life and treatment satisfaction, are important when planning treatment, and several studies on these aspects exist. However, studies on the direct thoughts of Korean patients with psoriasis, such as what patients value the most, are limited.
Objective
This study aimed to evaluate treatment satisfaction and perceptions regarding the importance or subjective achievement of goals in Korean patients with psoriasis treated with biologics or oral agents.
Methods
A total of 59 patients with psoriasis treated with biologics or oral agents for ＞16 weeks completed the questionnaire. The questionnaire consisted of four main parts: patient information, past history and treatment experience associated with psoriasis, treatment satisfaction, and subjective importance and degree of achievement of treatment goals in daily life.
Results
Treatment satisfaction in the biologics group was higher in terms of effectiveness, improvement in symptoms, speed of improvement, method of administration, frequency of administration, and comprehensive aspects than that in the oral agents group (p＜0.05). However, in both groups, the degree of improvement did not reach the patients’ subjective importance, and “concerned with other people’s eyes due to lesions in exposed area” had the biggest difference.
Conclusion
Although biologics had higher treatment satisfaction than oral agents, in some parts of daily life, the degree of improvement did not reach the patients’ subjective importance; therefore, some points still needs to be improved.

Keyword

Biological products; Personal satisfaction; Psoriasis; Surveys and questionnaires; Therapeutics