Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI)—a simple practical measure for routine clinical use
- A. Finlay, G. K. Khan
- MedicineClincal and Experimental Dermatology
- 1 May 1994
This study confirmed that a topic eczema, psoriasis and generalized pruritus have a greater impact on quality of life than acne, basal cell carcinomas and viral warts.
The Children's Dermatology Life Quality Index (CDLQI): initial validation and practical use
- M. Lewis‐Jones, A. Finlay
- MedicineBritish Journal of Dermatology
- 1 June 1995
The purpose of this study was to create and initially validate a simple practical questionnaire for use in children to aid clinical decision‐making and to aid arguments for more resources for the care of children with skin disease.
Management of acne: a report from a Global Alliance to Improve Outcomes in Acne.
- H. Gollnick, W. Cunliffe, D. Thiboutot
- MedicineJournal of American Academy of Dermatology
- 1 July 2003
New insights into the management of acne: an update from the Global Alliance to Improve Outcomes in Acne group.
- D. Thiboutot, H. Gollnick, J. Wolf
- MedicineJournal of American Academy of Dermatology
- 1 May 2009
The U.K. Working Party's Diagnostic Criteria for Atopic Dermatitis.
- H. Williams, P. Jburney, T. David
- MedicineBritish Journal of Dermatology
- 1 September 1994
A working party of 13 dermatologists, two family practitioners and a paediatrician was assembled, with the aim of developing a minimum list of reliable discriminators for atopic dermatitis, finding that the discriminatory value of these criteria was satisfactory when tested against a further sample of 150 patients drawn from the community, who did not have skin disease.
The Psychological Burden of Skin Diseases: A Cross-Sectional Multicenter Study among Dermatological Out-Patients in 13 European Countries
- F. Dalgard, U. Gieler, J. Kupfer
- Medicine, PsychologyJournal of Investigative Dermatology
- 18 December 2014
The association with depression and anxiety was highest for patients with psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, hand eczema, and leg ulcers, and only patients with Psoriasis had significant association with suicidal ideation.
Translating the science of quality of life into practice: What do dermatology life quality index scores mean?
- Y. Hongbo, Charles L. Thomas, Michael A. Harrison, M. Salek, A. Finlay
- Medicine, PsychologyJournal of Investigative Dermatology
- 1 October 2005
Banding of theDLQI will aid the clinical interpretation of an individual's DLQI score and allow DLQi scores to inform clinical decisions.
The Infants’ Dermatitis Quality of Life Index
- M. Lewis‐Jones, A. Finlay, P. Dykes
- Medicine, PsychologyBritish Journal of Dermatology
- 1 January 2001
The impact on quality of life (QOL) caused by atopic dermatitis has been quantified in children and adults using established QOL measures, but these are not suitable for use in infants under the age of 4 years, when AD usually develops.
The effect of severe psoriasis on the quality of life of 369 patients
There was a substantial correlation between the PDI score and the amount a patient indicated they would pay for a cure, and the majority of patients felt that it would be worse to have diabetes, asthma or bronchitis than to have psoriasis.
Validation of Sickness Impact Profile and Psoriasis Disability Index in psoriasis
- A. Finlay, G. K. Khan, D. Luscombe, M. Salek
- Medicine, PsychologyBritish Journal of Dermatology
- 1 December 1990
A prospective cross‐sectional questionnaire study of 32 patients with psoriasis was carried out in order to validate the use of the Sickness Impact Profile (SIP) in psoriasis and compare its…
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