A Review of the Use of the Dermatology Life Quality Index as a Criterion in Clinical Guidelines and Health Technology Assessments in Psoriasis and Chronic Hand Eczema

Basra, M. K. A.; Chowdhury, M. M. U.; Smith, E. Ide; Freemantle, Nick; Piguet, Vincent

doi:10.1016/j.det.2011.11.002

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“…13,21,29,30 Thus, the possibility of increasing the practical use of the instrument is enriching. Therefore, there is need for further studies aimed at validating and analyzing the psychometric properties of the DLQI in patients with chronic leg ulcers.…”

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Quality of life profile and correlated factors in chronic leg ulcer patients in the mid-west of São Paulo State, Brazil

Wachholz

Masuda

Nascimento

et al. 2014

An. Bras. Dermatol.

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BACKGROUNDChronic leg ulcer may have an impact on patients' quality of life. OBJECTIVESThis study aimed to identify the impact of leg ulcers on patient's quality of life using the Dermatology Life Quality Index and to define the main factors correlated with this perception. METHODCross-sectional, non-probabilistic sampling study. We included patients with chronic leg ulcers being treated for at least 3 months. A sociodemographic and clinical survey was conducted to assess the profile of the ulcers. We administered a screening for depressive symptoms and the Dermatology Life Quality Index. We performed a descriptive statistical analysis, chi-square test and Mann-Whitney test for categorical data, Pearson for numeric variables, and multiple regression for categorical data. RESULTSForty-one patients were assessed. Their mean age was 61.78 years. Venous ulcers (48.8%) were the most prevalent. Seventy-three percent of the sample perceived no impact/low impact on quality of life in the past week, and 26.8% perceived moderate/high impact. A multiple regression analysis identified the causes of lesion, pain related to the ulcers, time of onset, and severity of the depressive symptoms as the variables that had an influence on quality of life. CONCLUSIONSThe majority of the sample perceived low or no impact of the condition on the quality of the life. The variables etiology of the lesion (p<0.001), pain related to the ulcers (p=0.001), time of onset (p=0.006), and severity of the depressive symptoms (p<0.001) had an influence on the quality of life, suggesting the need for further studies with more robust designs to confirm the causal relationship between these characteristics and quality of life.

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Quality of life profile and correlated factors in chronic leg ulcer patients in the mid-west of São Paulo State, Brazil

Wachholz

Masuda

Nascimento

et al. 2014

An. Bras. Dermatol.

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“…39 40 Scores are generally lower in more localised disease, however, and these figures therefore can not be directly translated to people with hand eczema. Caution has been urged in the interpretation of results on the dermatology life quality index for people with hand eczema, as the scores do not seem to cover all the impaired aspects of life and therefore owing to sensitivity problems the mean scores may be falsely low 41…”

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Skin care education and individual counselling versus treatment as usual in healthcare workers with hand eczema: randomised clinical trial

Ibler

Jemec

Diepgen

et al. 2012

BMJ

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Objective To evaluate the effect of a secondary prevention programme with education on skin care and individual counselling versus treatment as usual in healthcare workers with hand eczema.Design Randomised, observer blinded parallel group superiority clinical trial. Setting Three hospitals in Denmark.Participants 255 healthcare workers with self reported hand eczema within the past year randomised centrally and stratified by profession, severity of eczema, and hospital. 123 were allocated to the intervention group and 132 to the control group.Interventions Education in skin care and individual counselling based on patch and prick testing and assessment of work and domestic related exposures. The control was treatment as usual.

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“…In contrast, his Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) score was 16, demonstrating a very large impact on quality of life 1 . This disparity is frequently observed for acral skin disease 2 . The acral distribution was particularly disabling for our patient because he was a keen guitarist and racquet sports player and was undertaking written examinations.…”

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Combination treatment with a tumour necrosis factor antagonist and an oral retinoid: efficacy in severe acral psoriasis?

Ingram

Anstey

Piguet

2012

British Journal of Dermatology

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A Review of the Use of the Dermatology Life Quality Index as a Criterion in Clinical Guidelines and Health Technology Assessments in Psoriasis and Chronic Hand Eczema

Cited by 21 publications

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Quality of life profile and correlated factors in chronic leg ulcer patients in the mid-west of São Paulo State, Brazil

Quality of life profile and correlated factors in chronic leg ulcer patients in the mid-west of São Paulo State, Brazil

Skin care education and individual counselling versus treatment as usual in healthcare workers with hand eczema: randomised clinical trial

Combination treatment with a tumour necrosis factor antagonist and an oral retinoid: efficacy in severe acral psoriasis?

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