Psicothema was founded in Asturias (northern Spain) in 1989, and is published jointly by the Psychology Faculty of the University of Oviedo and the Psychological Association of the Principality of Asturias (Colegio Oficial de Psicología del Principado de Asturias).
We currently publish four issues per year, which accounts for some 100 articles annually. We admit work from both the basic and applied research fields, and from all areas of Psychology, all manuscripts being anonymously reviewed prior to publication.
Psicothema, 2008. Vol. Vol. 20 (nº 2). 273-278
Estefanía Hernández-Fernaud, Bernardo Hernández, Antonia Ruiz*, Armando Rodríguez y Verónica Betancor
Universidad de La Laguna y * Centro Médico Tenerife Salud
El impacto de las enfermedades dermatológicas sobre la calidad de vida está relativamente bien establecido, aunque existen resultados que no apoyan esta relación. Mientras que unos estudios señalan una disminución de distintos indicadores de calidad de vida en situaciones de enfermedad, en otros no se ha observado ese efecto. La utilización de conceptos diferentes de calidad de vida y/o la comparación entre diferentes grados de severidad de las patologías podrían estar a la base de estas diferencias. Esta investigación analiza el impacto de la enfermedad dermatológica de baja expresión sintomatológica sobre diferentes conceptualizaciones de calidad de vida. 299 personas cumplimentaron un cuestionario que evaluaba expresión sintomatológica, impacto psicológico y psicosocial, y satisfacción general y específica. Los resultados muestran que las alteraciones dermatológicas leves afectan a la calidad de vida relacionada con la salud, pero no a la calidad de vida entendida como bienestar.
Impact of low-level expression dermatological diseases on the quality of life as a function of its level of specificity. The impact of dermatological diseases on the quality of life is relatively well established, although some results do not support this relationship. Whereas a few studies indicate a decrease in various indicators of quality of life in conditions of disease, in other studies, this effect has not been observed. These differences can be explained by the use of different concepts of quality of life and / or the comparison of different severity levels of the diseases. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the impact of low-level expression dermatological diseases on various concepts of quality of life. Two hundred-ninety-nine participants completed a questionnaire about symptoms, psychological and psychosocial impact, and general and specific satisfaction. Results show that minor dermatological di-seases affect health-related quality of life, but not quality of life considered as well-being.
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