Citation

Shih T, Zell M, Karlin D, De DR, Smogorzewski J, Shi VY, Hsiao JL. Int. J. Womens Dermatol. 2022; 8(4).

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, Women's Dermatologic Society, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1097/JW9.0000000000000063

PMID

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Abstract

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic, often debilitating skin condition that disproportionately impacts women in the United States and other Western nations. Dermatologists should consider incorporating palliative care principles into HS management to optimize care. Primary palliative care principles include utilizing evidence-based frameworks in serious illness communication, acknowledging and addressing physical and psychosocial suffering, recognizing and validating the burden of disease in partners, families, and caregivers, and engaging in collaborative care coordination. Certain patients may also benefit from outpatient, or sometimes inpatient, palliative care specialist collaboration, such as those with refractory HS and superimposed challenging psychosocial dynamics and symptom burden. Through integration of these palliative care domains into HS care, dermatologists can optimize their ability to provide comprehensive and compassionate care for patients suffering with this disease. © 2022 The Authors.

Language: en

Keywords

Prevention; human; suicide; quality of life; decision making; depression; anxiety; disease severity; pain; Palliative care; outpatient; primary medical care; mental health care; health care delivery; validation process; social psychology; patient referral; palliative therapy; hospital patient; caregiver; medical specialist; evidence based medicine; health care system; Article; personal experience; functional status; suppurative hidradenitis; social stigma; dermatologist; disease burden; Hidradenitis suppurativa