The Value of Achieving Complete or Near Complete Resolution of Psoriasis.

نویسندگان

  • E Edson-Heredia
  • S Barrows
  • C Masaquel
  • E Nikai
  • L Mallbris
  • L Puig
چکیده

– The DLQI is a patient-administered, 10-question, validated general dermatology quality of life questionnaire that assesses the following six domains: symptoms and feelings, daily activities, leisure, work and school, personal relationships, and treatment. The questionnaire yields a score ranging from 0 to 30, with a lower score indicating that the disease and/or treatment has less impact on a patient’s daily life. 3, 4 Absolute scoring for the DLQI has been further categorized into bands as follows: 0 to 1 indicates that the disease or treatment has no effect, 2 to 5 indicates a small effect, 6 to 10 indicates a moderate effect, 11 to 20 indicates a very large effect, and 21 to 30 indicates an extremely large effect. 5

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Value in health : the journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research

دوره 18 7  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015