Willingness to pay and quality of life in patients with pruritic skin disorders

Archives of Dermatological Research
Maria StefanidouKonstantinos Krasagakis

Abstract

Pruritic dermatosis is a frequent and burdensome disease. The objectives of this study were (1) to assess the willingness to pay (WTP) and the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with pruritic dermatoses and (2) to compare the results with data on socio-demographic data, and clinical features/symptoms of the patients. One hundred and three patients with pruritic dermatosis had participated in a non-interventional, cross-sectional study. Socio-demographic data, clinical features/symptoms, a health-related quality of life (HRQoL)-based and a dermatology-specific instrument (SF-6D and DLQI, respectively), and two utility indicators such as rating scale (RS) and time-trade-off (TTO) as well as willingness to pay (WTP) were recorded. In our study, there was a significant correlation between DLQI scores and WTP (p < 0.001). Time-trade-off (TTO) was also statistically correlated with SF-6D (p = 0.001). Regression models showed that daily duration and pruritus intensity were associated with lower HRQoL. Furthermore, WTP was the only measure revealing demographic and socio-economic characteristics such as age, education level, family status and income as predicting factors. No significant differences between groups of var...Continue Reading

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