Laughter as a diagnostic measure of psoriasis severity

Tomas-Aragones, L. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Marron, S.E. ; Marijuan, P.C. ; del Moral, R. ; Navarro-Lopez, J.

Resumen: Laughter has been studied for its beneficial effects on health and as a therapeutic method to prevent and treat medical conditions. We explore the predictive potential of laughter as a psoriasis severity diagnostic tool. In this study, the dermatologist first examines the patient and registers the PASI and BSA scores. Then patients complete the DLQI and EQ-5D-3L (quality of life), as well as the HADS (anxiety and depression) and the NEO PI-R (personality traits). Finally, the laughs of 30 patients with plaque psoriasis (15 mild cases and 15 moderate to severe cases), and 30 healthy controls will be registered. To do this, patients and accompanying health controls (in pairs), watch a 15-minute video with humorous sketches...

Idioma: Inglés

Año: 2017

Publicado en: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA 97, 7 (2017), PP45 [892]
ISSN: 0001-5555

Originalmente disponible en: Texto completo de la revista

Factor impacto JCR: 3.127 (2017)

Categ. JCR: DERMATOLOGY rank: 12 / 63 = 0.19 (2017) - Q1 - T1

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 1.089 - Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q1) - Dermatology (Q1)

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Área Psicolog.Evolut.Educac (Dpto. Psicología y Sociología)