Aim: Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) is a skin disease with high rates of comorbid psychopathology. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between CSU and anxiety, depression, stress and life satisfaction.
Materials and methods: A total of 204 participants were included in the study, 101 of them were CSU patients and 103 of them were in the healthy control group. Demographic and clinical characteristics were obtained by the questionnaire created by our research team. Depression anxiety stress scale (DASS) and satisfaction with life scale were used to assess psychological status and life satisfaction. Statistical analysis was performed by using SPSS version 17.0.
Results: Stress and anxiety scores (15,88±6,73 to 13,33±6,05, p
Key words: Urticaria, Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Life Satisfaction, Psychological intervention.
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