A critical review of Quality-of-Life Scales for Psoriasis
- Abstract:
- Psoriasis can have a major impact on the lives of patients who have psoriasis and many different methods are described to measure this effect. This article describes four general health measures, six dermatology-specific measures, four psoriasis-specific measures, and four utility measure concepts that are used in psoriasis. For each of these, the extent of validation, including reliability of each measure and correlation with other measures, is described. The experience of use of each measure is summarized and key references listed. Advice is given concerning strategy for choosing which measures to use.
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.det.2005.05.016
- URL:
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16112448
- Journal:
- Dermatol Clin
- issn:
- 0733-8635 (Print)
- Publication year:
- 2005
- pages:
- 707-16
- General health perceptions / HRQoL:
- Health-related quality of life
- Age:
- Adults (18-65)
Children (0-18)
Seniors (65+) - Disease:
- Diseases of and symptoms related to the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- PRO / non-PRO:
- Patient Reported Outcome
- Type of measurement instrument:
- 1 - Questionnaires
- Instrument:
- CDLQI - Childrens' Dermatology Life Quality Index
DIEHL - Deutsches Instrument zur Erfassung der Lebensqualität bei Hauterkrankungen (German Instrument for the Assessment of Quality of Life in Skin Diseases) (versions: DIEHL-24)
DLQI - Dermatology Life Quality Index
DQOLS - Dermatology Quality of Life Scales
DSQL - Dermatology Specific Quality of Life
GHQ - General Health Questionnaire (versions: original = GHQ-60; GHQ-7; GHQ-12; GHQ-20; GHQ-28; GHQW-30; GHQ-36)
NHP - Nottingham Health Profile | 
PDI - Psoriasis Disability Index
PLSI - Psoriasis Life Stress Inventory
PSOR-IQoL - Psoriasis Index of Quality of Life
SF-36 - 36-item Short Form Health Survey [alias: RAND-36][alias: MOS SF-36]] (versions: VSF-36 LoA - Visual Version of the SF-36 Limitations of Physical Activities domain; VR-36 - Veterans SF-36) | | also see: database.cosmin.nl
SIP - Sickness Impact Profile (versions: SIP-8; SIP-68; SIP-136; SIP-SV; UKSIP; SIP/ALS-19) |
Skindex-16
Skindex-29 |
Skindex (versions: Skindex-10; Skindex-16; Skindex-17; Skindex-29; Skindex-61; Skindex-Teen; Skindex-Mini)
SPI - Salford Psoriasis Index