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The Development Of The Genital Psoriasis Sexual Frequency Questionnaire (Genps-Sfq) To Assess The Impact Of Genital Psoriasis On Sexual Health, Alice B. Gottlieb, Brian Kirby, Caitriona Ryan, April N. Naegeli, Russel Burge, Alison Potts Bleakman, Jennifer Cather Mar 2018

The Development Of The Genital Psoriasis Sexual Frequency Questionnaire (Genps-Sfq) To Assess The Impact Of Genital Psoriasis On Sexual Health, Alice B. Gottlieb, Brian Kirby, Caitriona Ryan, April N. Naegeli, Russel Burge, Alison Potts Bleakman, Jennifer Cather

NYMC Faculty Publications

INTRODUCTION: Patient-reported outcome measures (PROs) exist for psoriasis but not genital psoriasis (GenPs). METHODS: This cross-sectional, qualitative study in patients with moderate-to-severe GenPs was conducted to support development of a PRO for measuring the impact of GenPs on sexual activity and to establish content validity. The impacts of GenPs were identified in a literature review. Findings from the literature review were discussed with clinicians, and then patients with GenPs were interviewed. RESULTS: From the literature review, 52 articles, 44 abstracts, and 41 clinical trials met predefined search criteria. Of these, 11 concepts emerged as having theoretical support for use as …