Resumen de Access to Health Care in Patients With Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis: Data From National Psoriasis Foundation Survey Panels
Importance This article represents a real-world perspective on access to health care including the number and types of physicians seen by patients with psoriasis. It is important for practicing dermatologists to recognize patients who may be less likely to seek care for this multifaceted systemic disease as well as to be aware of reasons for not seeing physicians.
Objectives To examine the relationship between psoriasis patient characteristics and access to health care and to determine out-of-pocket costs for psoriasis care.
Design Cross-sectional survey.
Setting Patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis in the general community in the United States.
Participants A random sample of patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis from more than 75 000 National Psoriasis Foundation members.
