A cross-sectional survey of current supportive care needs in patients with psoriasis / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To investigate the levels of supportive care needs of patients with psoriasis, and to master the unmet care needs of psoriasis patients, so as to provide reference for the development of personalized care plan for patients with psoriasis.Methods:The convenience sampling method was used to investigate the inpatients with psoriasis from April to May in 2020 by using the Support Care Needs Scale-Short Form 34 (SCNS-SF34). The patients came from 15 dermatology hospitals and tertiary general hospitals with dermatology inpatients of 14 provinces and municipalities.Results:The total scores of each item of SCNS-SF34 were as followed: health information needs was 35.72 ± 14.14, the psychological needs was 28.07 ± 11.37, the physical and daily life needs of was 13.03 ± 5.85, the care and support needs was 14.34 ± 6.07, the sexual needs was 6.75 ± 3.47.Conclusions:Psoriasis patients in many ways are not satisfied with the need for care. Patients should receive personalized professional psychological guidance. In order to meet the patients' nursing and support needs, including sexual needs, physiological needs and daily needs, attention should be paid to and innovative access to health information and disease guidance knowledge.