TY - JOUR AB - Skin has an integrative role in daily life, being a communication organ between the patient and the world. Skin affection in psoriasis has consequences on the patient's self‑esteem, with direct implications on the quality of life. This study focused on the impairment of self‑esteem in a group of 110 patients: Patients with severe cutaneous and psoriasis arthritis and patients with mild types of psoriasis, using the Rosenberg Self‑Esteem Scale. Patients with severe cutaneous and psoriasis arthritis have a lower self‑esteem compared with patients with mild psoriasis. The statistical data of two groups regarding the degree of education (secondary and higher education), in the male patients with severe cutaneous and psoriasis arthritis with higher education showed a lower self‑esteem, compared with male patients with severe cutaneous and psoriasis arthritis with secondary education. In mild forms of psoriasis, the self‑esteem of women and men is relatively equal, but below the general population average. Male patients with psoriasis arthritis have a much lower self‑esteem compared with that of women, looking at life prospects more negatively. Psoriasis has a major impact on self‑esteem, which correlates with quality of life in patients with psoriasis arthritis, depending on the skin condition that creates a major visual impact in society. AD - Dermatology Department, Dermatology Clinic, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, 410073 Oradea, Romania Dermatology Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 200349 Craiova, Romania Dermatologic Research Laboratory - ‘N. Paulescu’ National Institute of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, ‘Carol Davila’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania Psychology Department, Faculty of Social Humanistic Sciences, University of Oradea, 410073 Oradea, Romania Preclinical Disciplines Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, 410073 Oradea, Romania Department of Dermatology, Dermatology Clinic, ‘George Emil Palade’ University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology, 540139 Targu Mures, Romania AU - Brihan,Ilarie AU - Ianoși,Simona,Laura AU - Boda,Daniel AU - Hălmăjan,Angelica AU - Zdrîncă,Mihaela AU - Fekete,László,Gyula DA - 2020/12/01 DO - 10.3892/etm.2020.9332 IS - 6 JO - Exp Ther Med KW - quality of life self‑esteem social interaction psoriasis psoriasis arthritis PY - 2020 SN - 1792-0981 1792-1015 SP - 202 ST - Implications of self‑esteem in the quality of life in patients with psoriasis T2 - Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine TI - Implications of self‑esteem in the quality of life in patients with psoriasis UR - https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2020.9332 VL - 20 ER -