418401

Psychosocial Problems and Adjustment Patterns among Patients with Psoriasis

Article

Last updated: 29 Mar 2025

Subjects

-

Tags

Psychiatric nursing

Abstract

    Background: Psoriasis is a chronic condition that significantly impacts many facets of life and causes patients to experience several psychosocial issues that impair their ability to adjust. This study aimed to assess psychosocial problems and adjustment patterns among patients with psoriasis. This study utilized a descriptive-correlational design. The dermatology department and outpatient clinic at Benha University Hospital in Benha City, Qalyubia Governorate, served as the study's setting. Sample: a convenient sample of 100 psoriasis patients was selected from the previous setting. Instruments: (1): A structured Interviewing Questionnaire Sheet, (11): Psychosocial Problems scale and (111): adjustment patterns scale. Results reflected that less than half of studied patients had moderate level of psychosocial problems. Also, more than half of the studied patients had low level of adjustment patterns.  The study concluded that there was a highly statistically significant negative correlation between mean scores of total levels of psychosocial problems and adjustment patterns among the studied patients. According to results researchers Recommended conduction of stress management and assertiveness training program for all patients with psoriasis to relieve their psychosocial problems and enhance adjustment patterns.

DOI

10.21608/jnsbu.2025.347994.1122

Keywords

Adjustment Patterns, Psoriasis, Psychosocial Problems

Authors

First Name

Eman

Last Name

Abo Zeid

MiddleName

Nabawy

Affiliation

Psychiatric and mental health nursing, faculty of nursing, Benha University, Benha, Egypt

Email

eman.nabawy3@gmail.com

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Doha

Last Name

Mahmoud

MiddleName

Abdel-baseer

Affiliation

Assistant professor of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt.

Email

dohamahmoud85@yahoo.com

City

Benha

Orcid

-

First Name

Hend

Last Name

Mostafa

MiddleName

Ahmed

Affiliation

Assistant professor of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt.

Email

logy_sandy91@yahoo.com

City

Benha

Orcid

-

Volume

6

Article Issue

1

Related Issue

52774

Issue Date

2025-01-01

Receive Date

2024-12-26

Publish Date

2025-01-01

Page Start

464

Page End

486

Print ISSN

2682-3934

Online ISSN

2735-5802

Link

https://jnsbu.journals.ekb.eg/article_418401.html

Detail API

http://journals.ekb.eg?_action=service&article_code=418401

Order

418,401

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

Journal of Nursing Science Benha University

Publication Link

https://jnsbu.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

Psychosocial Problems and Adjustment Patterns among Patients with Psoriasis

Details

Type

Article

Created At

29 Mar 2025