Analysis of Treatment Goal Alignment between Japanese Psoriasis Patients and their paired Treating Physicians

ConclusionsThe majority of treatment goal misalignment was found between paired psoriasis patients and their treating physicians in Japan. The most important contributing factors to misalignment were patients’ treatment expectation for “complete clearance” and physicians’ rating of their patients’ “level of understanding on treatment options” being low.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

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Source: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology - October 16, 2017 Category: Dermatology Authors: Y. Okubo, D. Tsuruta, A C. Tang, S. Inoue, H. Torisu ‐Itakura, T. Hanada, M. Ohtsuki Tags: Original Article Source Type: research