Study on the effect of climate therapy on psoriasis

Astrid K. Wahl et al.

March 2015

Climate treatment

Psoriasis / Eczema

Skin / Allergies

With this study, the researchers wanted to find out what effects climatotherapy has on the self-management of people with psoriasis. It was a prospective study of 254 adults with chronic psoriasis who participated in a 3-week climatotherapy (KT) program. The 8-scale Health Education Impact Questionnaire (heiQ) was completed at baseline, after 3 weeks of KT and 3 months later.

All heiQ scales showed a statistically significant improvement after 3 weeks of KT. Health-oriented activity improved the most, followed by emotional stress and acquisition of skills and techniques. At the 3-month follow-up, only the Emotional Stress scale remained improved. In addition , the severity of illness improved significantly from pre-CT to 3 weeks and 3 months post-CT.

This study suggests that climatotherapy offers a number of benefits that are important for people with psoriasis, especially in the short term.

The most important information on the study at a glance

Indications: Psoriasis
Institution: Department of Health Sciences, Institute of Health and Society, the Medical Faculty, University of Oslo, NO-0317 Oslo, Norway
Title: Study on the effect of climate therapy on psoriasis
Brief description: The study shows that climatotherapy significantly improves the severity of psoriasis and the self-management of patients.
Original title: Positive changes in self-management and disease severity following climate therapy in people with psoriasis
Link to the study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25110924/