Avtor/Urednik		Potocka, A; Turczyn-Jablonska, K; Merecz, D
Naslov		Psychological correlates of quality of life in dermatatology patients: the role of mental health and self-acceptance
Tip		članek
Vir		Acta Dermatovenerol Alp Pannon Adriat
Vol. in št.		Letnik 18, št. 2
Leto izdaje		2009
Obseg		str. 53-62
Jezik		eng
Abstrakt		Objectives: Chronic skin diseases have been recognized as having a detrimental effect on patients' quality of life, also causing considerable mental discomfort. Reduced self-acceptance, low self-esteem, a negative body image, and a low sense of self-worth have been noted in patients with visible skin disorders. Yet in the available literature we could not find any data concerning the relationship between mental health status, self-image, and quality of life. This research, then, analyzes potential relationships between self-acceptance, mental health status, and quality of life in dermatology patients. Materials and Methods: In total, 112 patients of the Occupational Diseases Outpatient Clinic and the Occupational and Environmental Allergy Centre of the Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine (NIOM) were examined. The General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) was used to assess the patients' mental health; a Polish version of the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) was employed to assess life quality; and the Self-Acceptance Scale (SAS) served to obtain the patients' self-image. Results showed that there were statistically significant differences in self-assessment of mental health and quality of life depending on one's level of self-acceptance. People with high self-acceptance are characterized by better mental health than those with low self-acceptance (t = 4.8; p = 0.00). Patients with a negative selfimage (compared to those with a positive self-image) also deem their quality of life to be poor (t = 3.1; p = 0.00). Results of regression analysis show that mental health status significantly affects the quality of life in dermatology patients; the standardized coefficient was beta = 0.42 (p < 0.0001). Conclusion: Relationships have been found to exist between the patient's mental health and both their subjective assessment of life quality and self-image. (Abstract truncated at 2000 characters)
Deskriptorji		SKIN DISEASES QUALITY OF LIFE MENTAL DISORDERS SELF CONCEPT QUESTIONNAIRES URTICARIA DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT DERMATITIS, ATOPIC