Female patients are less satisfied with biological treatment for psoriasis and experience more side-effects than male patients: results from the prospective BioCAPTURE registry.
Lara S van der SchootJ M P A van den ReekJ M M GroenewoudM E OteroM D NjooP M OssenkoppeleJ M MommersM I A KoetsierM A M BerendsW P ArnoldB PetersM P M AndriessenC W Den HengstA L A KuijpersE M G J de JongPublished in: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV (2019)
This study provides a prospective, longitudinal analysis of treatment satisfaction with biologics in female and male patients with psoriasis. Women were slightly less satisfied with treatment regarding side-effects and global satisfaction. Differences in treatment satisfaction and side-effects might add to the fact that women discontinue biological treatments more often.