Sophia Quirke-McFarlane, John Weinman, Emma S Cook, Zenas Z N Yiu, Nick Dand, Sinead M Langan, Katie Bechman, Teresa Tsakok, Kayleigh J Mason, Helen McAteer, Freya Meynell, Bolaji Coker, Alexandra Vincent, Dominic Urmston, Amber Vesty, Jade Kelly, Camille Lancelot, Lucy Moorhead, Ines A Barbosa, Herve Bachelez, Francesca Capon, Claudia R Contreras, Claudia De La Cruz, Paola Di Meglio, Paolo Gisondi, Denis Jullien, Jo Lambert, Luigi Naldi, Lluís Puig, Phyllis Spuls, Tiago Torres, Richard B Warren, Hoseah Waweru, James B Galloway, Christopher E M Griffiths, Jonathan N Barker, Sam Norton, Catherine H Smith, Satveer K Mahil
BACKGROUND: Non-adherence to immune-modifying therapy is a complex behaviour which, before the COVID-19 pandemic, was shown to be associated with mental health disorders in people with immune-mediated diseases. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a rise in the global prevalence of anxiety and depression, and limited data exist on the association between mental health and non-adherence to immune modifying therapy during the pandemic. OBJECTIVES: To assess the extent of and reasons underlying non-adherence to systemic immune-modifying therapy during the COVID-19 pandemic in individuals with psoriasis, and the association between mental health and non-adherence...
December 23, 2022: British Journal of Dermatology