• Yi Zhao, Gang Wang, Wenqiong Ni, Zhiqiang Song, Kun Chen, Chunlei Zhang, Shoumin Zhang, Yangfeng Ding, Min Zheng, Yulin Shi, Zhimiao Lin, Xiaomin Liu, Xiaofei Zhang, Qintian Zhou, and Kazi Deluwar Ahmed.
• Department of Dermatology, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
• Patient Prefer Adher. 2020 Jan 1; 14: 2551-2557.

ObjectiveWe aimed to prospectively evaluate the visit adherence in mild to moderate psoriasis patients.MethodsPlaque psoriasis patients aged 18 or above who were prescribed with a two-component formula ointment were eligible for the study. The patients were randomly assigned to group A or B, and received management with or without planned patient-doctor communication via a mobile platform. The outpatient visit was scheduled at week 2, 8, 16, 28, 48, and 52. Visit adherence was evaluated as the visit rate of the patients.ResultsTwo hundred twenty-one patients were included. Generally, the visit adherence dropped over time during follow-up. The visit rates in group A were 5.2-15.7% through the 52 weeks, and similar rates were found in group B (7.5-17.0%, vs group A, P > 0.05). A negative binomial regression model showed that older age and higher BSA were correlated with more frequent visits.ConclusionThe visit adherence of mild to moderate psoriasis patients was very low in China. Proactive inquiries of the doctors via the mobile platform failed to improve the visit adherence of the patients.© 2020 Zhao et al.

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