Therapy for Psoriasis - Factors Affecting Compliance | Algorithm

Are you evaluating a patient with psoriasis?

Yes

Gender of the patient

Male

Female

Is/Does the patient?

• married?

Yes

• employed?

Yes

• paying for the prescriptions?

Yes

• regularly drinking alcohol?

Yes

• forgetful?

Yes

• 'too busy'?

Yes

• 'fed up' with the psoriasis?

Yes

• smoke?

Yes

Is/Does the therapy?

• involve topical or combined (oral and topical) therapy?

Yes

• required once-a-day?

Yes

• causing adverse effects for the patient?

Yes

• being used for the first-time?

Yes

Evaluation

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Therapy for Psoriasis - Factors Affecting Compliance

Purpose: To identify factors affecting compliance with therapy by a patient with psoriasis based on the study of Zaghloul et al.