Importance of Treatment Goals

With the help of the following questions, we’d like to know how important the below mentioned goals are to you personally in the current treatment.
For each of the following statements, please mark how important this treatment goal is to you. If a statement does not apply to you, e.g. because you do not have pain, please mark "does not apply to me“.

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As a result of therapy, how important is it for you to...

not at all

somewhat

moderately

quite

very

does not apply to me

1)... be free of pain

not at all

somewhat

moderately

quite

very

does not apply to me

2)... be free of itching

not at all

somewhat

moderately

quite

very

does not apply to me

3)... no longer have burning sensations on your skin

not at all

somewhat

moderately

quite

very

does not apply to me

4)... be healed of all skin defects

not at all

somewhat

moderately

quite

very

does not apply to me

5)... be able to sleep better

not at all

somewhat

moderately

quite

very

does not apply to me

6)... feel less depressed

not at all

somewhat

moderately

quite

very

does not apply to me

7)... experience a greater enjoyment of life

not at all

somewhat

moderately

quite

very

does not apply to me

8)... have no fear that the disease will become worse

not at all

somewhat

moderately

quite

very

does not apply to me

9)... be able to lead a normal everyday life

not at all

somewhat

moderately

quite

very

does not apply to me

10)... be more productive in everyday life

not at all

somewhat

moderately

quite

very

does not apply to me

11)... be less of a burden to relatives and friends

not at all

somewhat

moderately

quite

very

does not apply to me

12)... be able to engage in normal leisure activities

not at all

somewhat

moderately

quite

very

does not apply to me

13)... be able to lead a normal working life

not at all

somewhat

moderately

quite

very

does not apply to me

14)... be able to have more contact with other people

not at all

somewhat

moderately

quite

very

does not apply to me

15)... be comfortable showing yourself more in public

not at all

somewhat

moderately

quite

very

does not apply to me

16)... be less burdened in your partnership

not at all

somewhat

moderately

quite

very

does not apply to me

17)... be able to have a normal sex life

not at all

somewhat

moderately

quite

very

does not apply to me

18)... be less dependent on doctor and clinic visits

not at all

somewhat

moderately

quite

very

does not apply to me

19)... need less time for daily treatment

not at all

somewhat

moderately

quite

very

does not apply to me

20)... have fewer out-of-pocket treatment expenses

not at all

somewhat

moderately

quite

very

does not apply to me

21)... have fewer side effects

not at all

somewhat

moderately

quite

very

does not apply to me

22)... find a clear diagnosis and therapy

not at all

somewhat

moderately

quite

very

does not apply to me

23)... have confidence in the therapy

not at all

somewhat

moderately

quite

very

does not apply to me

24)... get better skin quickly

not at all

somewhat

moderately

quite

very

does not apply to me

25)... regain control of the disease

not at all

somewhat

moderately

quite

very

does not apply to me

Please check once more if you have exactly marked one answer to each statement.

No goals

High goals

The total value of your goals:

*The average value of goals of over 5.000 person affected in dermatological medical specialist centers in Germany is: 71 (patients with moderate and severe psoriasis).

Data from the German psoriasis register PsoBest.

The total value of your goals can lie between 0 and 100.

0 - 12.5

According to your statements the goals are not or hardly important to you.

12.5 - 37.5

According to your statements only few goals are important to you.

37.5 - 62.5

According to your statements some of the goals are important to you.

62.5 - 87.5

You stated a high number of important goals, which is the case for most of the person affected.

87.5 - 100

(Nearly) all goals are very important to you.

PBI – Patient Benefit Index (Index zu Nutzen und Bedürfnissen in der Therapie), Augustin 2006

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Importance of Treatment Goals

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