... in the general population. Methods: Hidradenitis suppurativa, psoriasis, pimples, hand rash or atopic eczema were identified using questionnaires in a 15,177 person population sample. A nested case-control study of 180 cases and 259 controls was made using the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI), Skindex-29...

... (Skindex-29). The French and American studies [ 8, 9 ]showed that patients scored lower on all QoL measurements assessed by the SF-36, and participants with a more visible NF1 manifestation experienced effects on emotions, physical symptoms and functioning. A cross-sectional study was carried out...

...Tamar Nijsten; Francesca Sampogna; Damiano Abeni Background: Although the Skindex-29 is among the most commonly used health-related quality of life instruments in dermatology, the interpretation of obtained scores is not well documented. Objective: To create categories of the scores of the Skindex...

.... Objective: The aim of the present study was to translate and validate one of the most frequently used and established skin disease-specific HRQOL questionnaires originally developed in English for the German language area: the Skindex-29. Methods: 295 in-patients with psoriasis and atopic dermatitis...

...Damiano Abeni; Angelo Picardi; Paolo Pasquini; Carmelo Franco Melchi; Mary-Margaret Chren Background: Quality of life is increasingly recognized as an important measure in dermatology. The Skindex-29 is a self-administered questionnaire recently developed to measure comprehensively the complex...