Background:
Psoriasis is one of the top 10
skin diseases seen in our centre. It is a disease that has
significant physical and psychosocial impact. It is important to have
a clinical measure of the patients improvement in their psoriasis
while attending the clinic. PASI (Psoriasis Area and Severity Index)
is a validated tool for assessing psoriasis severity . A
50% improvement in PASI scores (PASI 50) translates to a meaningful improvement in quality of life of the patients.
Clinical Indicator:
Percentage of newly-diagnosed psoriasis patients started treatment in
Psoriasis Clinic achieving at least 50% improvement in PASI
(Psoriasis Area and Severity Index)
Results:
2019
|
%
of newly-diagnosed psoriasis patients
achieving at least 50% improvement in
PASI
|
Jan - Jun
|
53%
|
Jul - Dec
|
55%
|
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