Habits of Using Social Media and the Internet in Psoriasis Patients

dc.authoridcemil, bengu cevirgen/0000-0002-2013-8635
dc.authoridAcar, Ayda/0000-0001-7507-6999
dc.authoridSarikaya Solak, Sezgi/0000-0002-8572-8249
dc.authoridAslan Kayıran, Melek/0000-0003-4347-3134
dc.authoridALPSOY, ERKAN/0000-0001-7049-0170
dc.authoridBoluk, Kubra Nursel/0000-0001-8618-3933
dc.authorwosidcemil, bengu cevirgen/HJY-2763-2023
dc.authorwosidPolat Ekinci, Algün/JDW-8990-2023
dc.authorwosidAcar, Ayda/ABB-4159-2020
dc.authorwosidSarikaya Solak, Sezgi/A-4789-2016
dc.authorwosidAslan Kayıran, Melek/F-2840-2018
dc.authorwosidALPSOY, ERKAN/C-1183-2016
dc.authorwosidBoluk, Kubra Nursel/AAY-5503-2020
dc.contributor.authorKayiran, Melek Aslan
dc.contributor.authorKaradag, Ayse Serap
dc.contributor.authorTopal, Ilteris Oguz
dc.contributor.authorAdisen, Esra
dc.contributor.authorKilic, Sevilay
dc.contributor.authorKeskin, Nuray
dc.contributor.authorPolat, Asude Kara
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-12T11:13:05Z
dc.date.available2024-06-12T11:13:05Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentTrakya Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Psoriasis significantly affects the patients quality of life, which often leads patients to seek online information about this disease. Objectives: To explore the habits of patients with psoriasis related to their use of social media (SM) and the internet to obtain information about their disease. Methods: 1,520 patients completed the survey and the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) -questionnaire. The Psoriasis Area Severity Index scores (PASI) and clinical data of the patients were recorded by their physicians. Results: Of the 1,114 patients that reported using SM and internet, 48.38% regularly and 31.14% sometimes resorted to obtain information about psoriasis. The use of SM and internet for psoriasis was statistically significantly higher among young people (P = 0.000), those with university or higher education (P = 0.009), higher DLQI (P = 0.000) and PASI (P = 0.011) scores, facial (P = 0.050), scalp (P = 0.032), hand (P = 0.048), genital (P = 0.001) and inverse (P = 0.000) involvement, and arthralgia/arthritis (P = 0.006). The participants mostly used the Google (86%) and Facebook (41%). More than half of the participants (62.8%) expected dermatologists to inform society that psoriasis is not contagious. Conclusions: Internet and SM being widely available and offering substantial information to be easily accessed make it very attractive for patients to use these platforms to investigate diseases, including psoriasis. If what is presented on SM conflicts with what the physician says, patients mostly trust the latter, but at the same time, they tend not to share the results of their online inquiries with their physicians.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.5826/dpc.1203a143
dc.identifier.issn2160-9381
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.pmid36159107en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85136072223en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5826/dpc.1203a143
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/23412
dc.identifier.volume12en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000888855300033en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMattioli 1885en_US
dc.relation.ispartofDermatology Practical & Conceptualen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectPsoriasisen_US
dc.subjectSocial Mediaen_US
dc.subjectInterneten_US
dc.subjectHabiten_US
dc.titleHabits of Using Social Media and the Internet in Psoriasis Patientsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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