Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV
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J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol · Apr 2018
Multicenter StudyAnalysis of treatment goal alignment between Japanese psoriasis patients and their paired treating physicians.
Appropriate goal-oriented treatment strategies are important for optimal treatment outcomes and may prevent under-treatment. As treatment goals vary by patient, a study to examine treatment goals is more meaningful when patients and their physicians are paired. There has not been any study that examines alignment between paired psoriasis patients and physicians in real-world clinical practice using skin clearance as a treatment goal indicator. ⋯ The 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.