Work Stress and Impact of Pruritus on Quality of Life

Study of the Association Between Work Stress and the Impact of Pruritus on Quality of Life

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04316533

Acronym

PRUERI

Enrollment

Registered

2020-03-20

Start date

2020-03-09

Completion date

2020-06-30

Last updated

2020-07-07

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Conditions

Psoriasis

Keywords

Psoriasis, Occupational stress, Pruritus, Quality of life

Brief summary

Work stress and pruritus: imbalance of effort balance reward in patients with psoriasis.

Detailed description

Background. Stress increases the likelihood of psoriasis flare-up episodes and itching. Few studies have focused on work-related stress on such skin symptoms. Objective. To study the association between work-related stress, pruritus and quality of life among workers suffering from psoriasis. Methods. Investigators will conduct a monocentric non-interventional prospective study. Patients suffering from psoriasis will be recruited in both the Dermatology inpatient ward and outpatient clinic of Brest University Hospital . Included patients will be workers. Work-related stress will be assessed using the Effort-Reward Imbalance (ERI) model. The impact of pruritus on quality of life will be assessed with the Itchy Quality of Life (ItchyQoL) self-administered questionnaire. The collected data will include age, sex, body mass index, ordered medication to treat psoriasis, weekly working hours. The association between ERI and ItchyQoL scores will be studied using a univariate logistic regression.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Major patients * Active busy patients with psoriasis presenting for a dermatology consultation or hospitalization at the Brest CHRU * Participation agreement

Exclusion criteria

* Presence of another potentially pruritic pathology * No command of the French language * Patient under legal protection (guardianship, curatorship, etc.) * Refusal to participate

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Pruritus' impact on quality of life	time required to complete the self questionnaire estimated at approximately 5 min immediately after consultation with the dermatologist	The Itchy Quality of Life questionnaire (ItchyQoL) assess the quality of life linked to pruritus. It is a 22-item questionnaire wich assess the frequency of pruritus'symptoms in the past seven days. The score is between 22 and 110. The higher the score, the greater the impact of pruritus.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Occupational stress	time required to complete the self questionnaire estimated at approximately 5 min immediately after consultation with the dermatologist	The effort-reward imbalance questionnaire in 23-item for occupational stress. Six items make it possible to calculate the extrinsic efforts felt (score e) and eleven items assess the rewards perceived by the employee (score r). The ERI score is then calculated as follows: Ratio = (11 x e) / (6 x (66 - r)) (e: effort scale score, r: rewards scale score). A ratio greater than one indicates an imbalance in favor of efforts. The last six items make it possible to calculate the score for intrinsic efforts (over commitement). They relate to the inability to get away from work, impatience and disproportionate irritability.

Countries

France

Outcome results