Publications by authors named "Joshua E Biber"
Objective: We sought to understand the consequences itchiness has on daily life that may not be immediately obvious in clinical assessments for patients with atopic dermatitis (AD).
Methods: Focus groups and interviews involving 21 patients with AD and 12 family members examined aspects of the effects of itchiness on health-related quality of life (HRQL). Investigators conducted a thematic analysis where two researchers independently coded the narratives and arrived at a consensus on major themes.
Background: Chronic inflammatory skin diseases like atopic dermatitis (AD) and psoriasis can severely impact patients' quality of life (QOL). However, the effect of these diseases can diminish the QOL of patients' family members as well. The objective of this study was to understand the impact on QOL for family members of patients diagnosed with AD or psoriasis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPsoriasis is a chronic skin condition with significant effects on quality of life, including impacts on emotional health. However, these experiences are not always addressed in clinic visits, despite their potential for significant effects on daily life. This study is part of a larger project on the effects of psoriasis on quality of life.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPatients with psoriasis commonly report experiencing severe sensory symptoms, and the burden of these symptoms can extend beyond unpleasant experiences to impair patients' health-related quality of life (HRQL). However, the symptom of pain and its consequences are still poorly understood in psoriasis patients. To understand the quality and intensity of pain associated with psoriasis as well as its interference with daily function in patients with psoriasis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Pruritus is the most common symptom of psoriasis, with a significant impact on patient quality of life. In spite of this, the severity, persistence, and overall impact of itchiness has only been rarely formally assessed during standard psoriasis clinic visits. Objectives: We sought to understand the far-reaching impacts of itchiness on the lives of those with psoriasis and their families.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Pain is an underappreciated symptom of atopic dermatitis that can affect the health-related quality of life (HRQL) of patients.
Objective: The aim of this study is to understand the effect of pain on patients with atopic dermatitis and their family members and to recognize how this symptom affects HRQL.
Methods: We conducted focus groups and interviews with patients with atopic dermatitis and their family members.
Importance: Heart failure with recovered ejection fraction (HFrecEF) is a recently recognized phenotype of patients with a history of reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) that has subsequently normalized. It is unknown whether such LVEF improvement is associated with improvements in health status.
Objective: To examine changes in health-related quality of life in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) whose LVEF normalized, compared with those whose LVEF remains reduced and those with HF with preserved EF (HFpEF).
Importance: Acne is a common dermatologic condition and significantly affects psychosocial health and quality of life. An international task force recommended routine use of quality-of-life measures for clinic visits associated with acne management, but this has yet to translate into clinical practice.
Objective: To assess mean Skindex-16 scores over time among patients with moderate to severe acne receiving isotretinoin treatment.