BACKGROUND: Dermatological conditions have an impact on psychology of the @entity1 . There is a dearth of studies regarding this field in Rural population of India. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the @entity146 morbidity in @entity1 affected with @entity558 in a rural population and secondary objective is to assess the morbidity in dimensions of @entity308 Severity and the quality of life in the Emotional Sphere, Physical Symptoms, Psychosocial Functioning. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Seventy three rural @entity1 were included in the study. PHQ9 and SKINDEX-29 was used to assess the @entity146 morbidity and quality of life. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS V 20. Chi-square test was used as a test of significance. RESULTS: Significance has been found for duration of suffering from a dermatological condition and quality of life (p=0.03). Correlation has also been established between dermatological diagnosis with @entity308 severity (p=0.004) or quality of life (p=0.004). In the sub scales of SKINDEX it was noted that overall dysfunction was notably more marked in Emotional Sphere and Psychosocial Functions than the Physical symptoms. @entity484 was the most affected diagnosis in Skindex indicating a poor quality of life followed by @entity1569 , @entity5477 and @entity1909 however, It was found that the majorly affected condition in @entity308 severity was @entity1569 followed by @entity484 , @entity5477 and @entity1909 . CONCLUSION: There seems to be an increased morbidity among the rural population in @entity308 severity and that of quality of life in terms of emotional sphere and psychosocial functioning.

Psychological Morbidity Among Dermatological XXXX in a Rural Setting.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity5477 :: ('MESH:D000152', 'Disease') :: ['Acne vulgaris', 'Acne Vulgaris'] @entity558 :: ('MESH:C536528', 'Disease') :: ['Dermatological condition'] @entity308 :: ('MESH:D003866', 'Disease') :: ['Depression', 'depression'] @entity1569 :: ('MESH:D011565', 'Disease') :: ['psoriasis', 'Psoriasis'] @entity146 :: ('MESH:D001523', 'Disease') :: ['psychiatric'] @entity1909 :: ('MESH:D003872', 'Disease') :: ['Seborrhoeic Dermatitis'] @entity484 :: ('MESH:D004485', 'Disease') :: ['Eczema']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['Patients']
