Variation in dermatologist beliefs about the safety and effectiveness of treatments for moderate to severe psoriasis

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 262-269

  Abuabara, Katrina ^a   Wan, Joy ^a   Troxel, Andrea B ^a   Shin, Daniel B ^a   Van Voorhees, Abby S ^a   Bebo Jr , Bruce F ^b   Krueger, Gerald G ^c   Callis Duffin, Kristina ^c   Gelfand, Joel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b National Psoriasis Foundation   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

biologics; comparative effectiveness; pharmacoepidemiology; phototherapy; psoriasis; systemic therapies

Indexed keywords

ADALIMUMAB; ALEFACEPT; CYCLOSPORIN; ETANERCEPT; ETRETIN; INFLIXIMAB; METHOTREXATE; USTEKINUMAB;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DERMATOLOGIST; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PSORIASIS; PUVA; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL, HUMANIZED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CYCLOSPORINE; DERMATOLOGY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; PSORIASIS; RECEPTORS, TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

EID: 84872325734     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2012.07.007     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. J.M. Gelfand, A.L. Neimann, D.B. Shin, X. Wang, D.J. Margolis, and A.B. Troxel Risk of myocardial infarction in patients with psoriasis JAMA 296 2006 1735 1741
2. J.M. Gelfand, E.D. Dommasch, D.B. Shin, R.S. Azfar, S.K. Kurd, and X. Wang The risk of stroke in patients with psoriasis J Invest Dermatol 129 2009 2411 2418
3. N.N. Mehta, R.S. Azfar, D.B. Shin, A.L. Neimann, A.B. Troxel, and J.M. Gelfand Patients with severe psoriasis are at increased risk of cardiovascular mortality: cohort study using the General Practice Research Database Eur Heart J 31 2010 1000 1006
4. R.G. Langley, G.G. Krueger, and C.E. Griffiths Psoriasis: epidemiology, clinical features, and quality of life Ann Rheum Dis 64 Suppl 2005 ii18 ii25
5. S.K. Kurd, and J.M. Gelfand The prevalence of previously diagnosed and undiagnosed psoriasis in US adults: results from NHANES 2003-2004 J Am Acad Dermatol 60 2009 218 224
6. A.S. Van Voorhees, S.R. Feldman, J.Y. Koo, M.G. Lebwohl, and A. Menter The psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis pocket guide: treatment algorithms and management options 2009 National Psoriasis Foundation Portland (OR)
7. R.S. Stern, T. Nijsten, S.R. Feldman, D.J. Margolis, and T. Rolstad Psoriasis is common, carries a substantial burden even when not extensive, and is associated with widespread treatment dissatisfaction J Investig Dermatology Symp Proc 9 2004 136 139
8. J. Avorn, and M. Fischer 'Bench to behavior': translating comparative effectiveness research into improved clinical practice Health Aff (Millwood) 29 2010 1891 1900
9. J.V. Selby, A.C. Beal, and L. Frank The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) national priorities for research and initial research agenda JAMA 307 2012 1583 1584
10. Committee on Comparative Effectiveness Research Prioritization Institute of Medicine "2 What Is Comparative Effectiveness Research?." Initial National Priorities for Comparative Effectiveness Research 2009 The National Academies Press Washington, DC
11. K. Claxton, J.T. Cohen, and P.J. Neumann When is evidence sufficient? Health Aff (Millwood) 24 2005 93 101
12. N.J. Welton, J. Madan, and A.E. Ades Are head-to-head trials of biologics needed? The role of value of information methods in arthritis research Rheumatology (Oxford) 50 Suppl 2011 iv19 iv25
13. D.O. Meltzer, T. Hoomans, J.W. Chung, and A. Basu Minimal modeling approaches to value of information analysis for health research Med Decis Making 31 2011 E1 22
14. D.A. Dillman Mail and telephone surveys: the total design method 1978 Wiley New York
15. D.A. Dillman Mail and Internet surveys: the tailored design method 2000 J Wiley New York
16. J. Wan, K. Abuabara, D.B. Shin, A.B. Troxel, B.F. Bebo Jr., and J.M. Gelfand Dermatologist response rates to a mailed questionnaire: a randomized trial of monetary incentives J Am Acad Dermatol 66 2012 e18 e20
17. M. Chatfield, and A. Mander The Skillings-Mack test (Friedman test when there are missing data) Stata J 9 2009 299 305
18. A.G. Bedeian, and K.W. Mossholder On the use of the coefficient of variation as a measure of diversity Organizational Research Methods 3 2000 285 297
19. J. Wan, K. Abuabara, A.B. Troxel, D.B. Shin, A.S. Van Voorhees, and B.F. Bebo Jr. Dermatologist preferences for first-line therapy of moderate to severe psoriasis in healthy adult patients J Am Acad Dermatol 66 2012 376 386
20. D.A. Savitz, and A.F. Olshan Multiple comparisons and related issues in the interpretation of epidemiologic data Am J Epidemiol 142 1995 904 908
21. P.J. Veazie When to combine hypotheses and adjust for multiple tests Health Serv Res 41 2006 804 818
22. K.J. Rothman No adjustments are needed for multiple comparisons Epidemiology 1 1990 43 46
23. F.D. Hobbs, M.I. Jones, T.F. Allan, S. Wilson, and R. Tobias European survey of primary care physician perceptions on heart failure diagnosis and management (Euro-HF) Eur Heart J 21 2000 1877 1887
24. P.A. Ubel, C. Jepson, and D.A. Asch Misperceptions about beta-blockers and diuretics: a national survey of primary care physicians J Gen Intern Med 18 2003 977 983
25. J.M. Gelfand, J. Wan, K. Callis Duffin, G.G. Krueger, R.E. Kalb, and J.D. Weisman Comparative effectiveness of commonly used systemic treatments or phototherapy for moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in the clinical practice setting Arch Dermatol 148 2012 487 494
26. E.Y. Chow, and G.E. Searles The amazing vanishing Canadian dermatologist: results from the 2006 Canadian Dermatology Association member survey J Cutan Med Surg 14 2010 71 79
27. P. Farrant, C. Darley, and A. Carmichael Is erythromycin an effective treatment for chronic bullous disease of childhood? A national survey of members of the British Society for Paediatric Dermatology Pediatr Dermatol 25 2008 479 482
28. S.N. Gelbard, J.M. Tripp, A.A. Marghoob, A.W. Kopf, K.L. Koenig, and J.Y. Kim Management of Spitz nevi: a survey of dermatologists in the United States J Am Acad Dermatol 47 2002 224 230
29. J.S. Resneck Jr., E.P. Tierney, and A.B. Kimball Challenges facing academic dermatology: survey data on the faculty workforce J Am Acad Dermatol 54 2006 211 216
30. J.M. Tripp, A.W. Kopf, A.A. Marghoob, and R.S. Bart Management of dysplastic nevi: a survey of fellows of the American Academy of Dermatology J Am Acad Dermatol 46 2002 674 682