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Carsten Sauer Mikkelsen, Lars Werner, Luit Penninga – PsoMentor App – Gamifying Your Psoriasis Tracking
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By keeping a digital daily log, the patients obtain detailed
insight in their psoriasis over time. Graphs can illustrate the
correlation between lifestyle, psoriasis and psoriasis arthritis.
Important personal notes can also be entered in the app.
The app also allows contact and bond with other users of the
PsoMentor App sharing experiences, tips and tricks and other
kind of support.
When the patient consults their dermatologist the PsoMentor
App describes a more true-accurate holistic and detailed regi­
stration of their psoriasis and comorbidity over time and not
in a moment. Photo journal and the DLQI questionary scheme
implemented in PsoMentor are also helpful tools. This detailed
registration of valuable information makes it easier for the
doctor to choose correct treatment and follow-up. Besides for
dermatologists, the app is also very valuable for other health
care professionals who take care of patients with psoriasis and
psoriasis arthritis like rheumatologists, general practitioners,
physiotherapists, and nurses (4).
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PsoMentor was launched in October 2016, and is freely availa-
ble on the website of the Danish Psoriasis Association (4). The
app is available both on App store and Google Apps.
C onflict
of interest
PsoMentor is developed as a partnership between Psoria-
sisforeningen, The digital bureau Daman and professional
healthcare persons.
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4. PsoMentor available at: https://www.psoriasis.dk/psomentor.
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