scholarly journals Questionnaire Modifications and Alternative Scoring Methods of the Dermatology Life Quality Index: A Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fanni Rencz ◽  
Ákos Szabó ◽  
Valentin Brodszky
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Dermatology Life Quality Index ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Scoring Methods ◽  
Life Quality Index

scholarly journals Correlating the Dermatology Life Quality Index with psychiatric measures: A systematic review

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 691-697 ◽  
Author(s):  
Faraz M. Ali ◽  
Nutjaree Johns ◽  
Sam Salek ◽  
Andrew Y. Finlay
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Dermatology Life Quality Index ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Life Quality Index

scholarly journals Translating the Science of Quality of Life into Practice: What Do Dermatology Life Quality Index Scores Mean?

2005 ◽  
Vol 125 (4) ◽  
pp. 659-664 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Hongbo ◽  
Charles L. Thomas ◽  
Michael A. Harrison ◽  
M. Sam Salek ◽  
Andrew Y. Finlay
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Dermatology Life Quality Index ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Life Quality Index

Children’s dermatology life quality index and family dermatology life quality index as criteria for the efficiency of physiorehabilitation of children with atopic dermatitis

2020 ◽  
pp. 43-49
Author(s):  
T. V. Koroleva ◽  
I. I. Ivanova ◽  
E. V. Filatova
Keyword(s):  
Atopic Dermatitis ◽  
Dermatology Life Quality Index ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Polarized Light ◽  
Social Maladjustment ◽  
Life Quality Index ◽  
Laser Blood Irradiation ◽  
Intensity Laser

Social maladjustment of children with atopic dermatitis, an increase in the number of cases of disability in pediatric practice, violation of intra-familial relations, rise in the level of anxiety of parents, in particular, of mothers, are closely associated with the formation of protracted recurrent forms. Educational programs for parents, traditional conservative treatment and hydrotherapy in combination with polychromatic polarized light and low-intensity laser blood irradiation significantly improve the quality of life of patients and their families, according to the corresponding indices.

scholarly journals Assessment of the quality of life of pediatric patients at a center of excellence in dermatology in southern Brazil

2012 ◽  
Vol 87 (5) ◽  
pp. 697-702 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magda Blessmann Weber ◽  
Daniel Lorenzini ◽  
Clarissa Prieto Herman Reinehr ◽  
Bárbara Lovato
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Skin Disease ◽  
Dermatology Life Quality Index ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Pediatric Patients ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Chronically Ill ◽  
Life Quality Index

BACKGROUND: Skin diseases cause negative impact on the emotional state, social relationships and daily activities, due to the stigma caused by the appearance of the lesions. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to assess the quality of life of pediatric patients with skin diseases attending a dermatology service, compare the scores obtained among the dermatoses found in the sample and associate them to the variables, in addition to observing how the skin disease specifically affects quality of life. METHODS: Cross-sectional study, with patients between 5 and 16 years attending the Dermatology Service of the University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Brazil, between July 2010 and February 2011. The data collection instruments were the Children's Dermatology Life Quality Index questionnaire and the AUEQI questionnaire. RESULTS: A total of 161 patients were interviewed, with mean age of 9,66 years. The main dermatoses were atopic dermatitis (29.8%), warts (13%) and molluscum contagiosum (7.5%). Chronic diseases (73.9%) were the most prevalent. The overall mean Children's Dermatology Life Quality Index score was 5.01 for chronic dermatoses and 2.07 for acute illnesses, indicating a compromised quality of life among chronically ill patients. The comparison between the scores obtained with the AUEQI scale and the Children's Dermatology Life Quality Index scores indicates that the overall quality of life is less affected than the specific quality of life related to the dermatosis. CONCLUSIONS: The data presented reinforce how important it is that the patients, their families and caregivers understand the symptoms, triggers and treatment of the skin disease in question. This information facilitates adherence to the treatment and justifies the conduct adopted by the dermatologist.

scholarly journals Reporting of Quality of Life in Clinical Trials of Biologics for Plaque Psoriasis: A Systematic Review

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Giselle Prado ◽  
Anna J Nichols ◽  
Mercedes Florez-White ◽  
Francisco Kerdel
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Plaque Psoriasis ◽  
Dermatology Life Quality Index ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Risk Of Bias ◽  
The Mean

Background: Psoriasis is a chronic remitting and relapsing skin disease. For many patients, improved quality of life (QoL) is as important as clinical improvement of lesions.Objective: To review reporting of Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of biologics for adult patients with plaque psoriasis.Methods: A systematic review was conducted in 4 databases for RCTs that measured DLQI at baseline and endpoint. A data collection form was created for collecting study variables. Risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane risk of bias tool.Results: Thirty-four RCTs enrolling 16,784 patients were included. Complete baseline and final mean DLQI data was retrieved for 24 studies (70.6%). The mean DLQI at baseline was reported in 79.4% of RCTs. The median at baseline was reported in 14.7% of RCTs. The mean DLQI at endpoint was reported in 23.5% of RCTs and the median DLQI at endpoint was reported in 5.9% of RCTs. The mean change in DLQI was reported in 64.7% of RCTs.Conclusions: DLQI was measured in most clinical trials assessing the efficacy of biologics for psoriasis. Studies did not adhere to uniform standards in publishing results, making analysis of the impact on DLQI challenging.Key Words: plaque psoriasis, quality of life, Dermatology Life Quality Index, Systematic Review, biologic therapy

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