Kelly Thai

Ms. Curtin
Independent Research G/T I
19 May 2019
Primary Research Final Analysis Paper

To answer the hypothesized question of whether the cost of treatment deters rosacea
patients from seeking care has a harmful impact of their psychosocial health due to the lasting
effects of rosacea symptoms, two interviews and the analysis of four documents surrounding
these two topics were performed. From this data, it may be determined the extent of which health
insurance companies should cover rosacea. It was founded in this research that the cost of
treatment had a great effect on psychosocial health as rosacea in addition to added stress from the
cost of treatment would damage both mental and psychosocial health.

The analysis performed in the document analysis chart means to accentuate several
crucial aspects pertaining to the social and cost impact of rosacea. Through the interviews, the
data obtained exemplifies that there are various barriers to acquiring effective treatment for
rosacea. The analyzed documents supported these interviews as they too identified numerous
difficulties as well. The interview conducted with interviewee, Amelia Fais Harnas,
demonstrated that she had believed common misconceptions surrounding rosacea and had
struggled creating a healthy relationship between her condition and work as the two were closely
related. The cost of her treatment would fluctuate depending on her health insurance provider.
With Dr. Bernard Cohen, he explained similar struggles he had seen in his pediatric patients who
would themselves experience a quality of life issue. The documents align with these experiences;
rosacea negatively impacted the relationship with oneself and others which could be exacerbated
by treatment frustrations.

As can be seen within these, the hypothesis is neither wholly supported nor refuted.
Although the cost of treatment does create distress, it does not necessarily deter rosacea patients
from seeking care, but as previously stated, this distress alongside rosacea does damage
psychosocial health. Further research should be conducted concerning health insurance policy
coverage of effective treatments that is both approved and unapproved to better explore its
reasonings when covering out-of-pocket expenses. In essence, rosacea is a heavy burden as it
becomes increasingly costly to treat and impactful on personal relationships.