OBJECTIVES The objective of the study was to assess the quality of life in patients with skin disease. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A 6-month cross-sectional study was conducted in the Dermatology Clinic at King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The study sample consisted of all 297 adult patients with dermatological conditions attending clinic but without associated psychiatric di...

Background: Hirsutism is defined as excess terminal hair growth over androgen-dependent areas in women. It may cause significant social and psychological stigma with a negative impact on the quality of life. However, there dearth data regarding this important parameter from Indian sub-continent. Objectives: A cross-sectional study was performed to elucidate life women hirsutism using dermatolog...

Background: Acne is one of the most common skin diseases. It has significant effect on self-image and negative impact on quality of life. Postinflammatory hyperpigmentation is an acquired hypermelanosis that occurs after a skin injury or cutaneous inflammation. It is common sequelae in acne patients. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the psychosocial impact of acne and postinflammat...

BACKGROUND: Hygiene and skin care are effective and important interventions in the management of lymphoedema secondary to lymphatic filariasis. We analyzed the impact on the quality of life that education and introduction of a designated nurse had on lymphoedema patients in a community that was endemic for lymphatic filariasis. METHODS: Patients' life quality was assessed using a Dermatology Li...

Objective To carry out an economic evaluation of a general practitioner with special interest service for non-urgent skin problems compared with hospital outpatient care. Design Cost effectiveness analysis and cost consequences analysis alongside a randomised controlled trial. Setting General practitioner with special interest dermatology service covering 29 general practices in Bristol. Partic...

Background: Dermatologic diseases have considerable effects on patient's health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Patients' assessment of disease’s effects on their life is an important component of disease management. Although Skindex-29 is one of the most utilized measures for assessing dermatology-specific HRQoL, there is no Persian version of it in Iran. This study aimed to translate Skindex...

Background. Atopic dermatitis is a common pruritic skin disease that causes significant burden on patients, their families, and society. The purpose of this work was to evaluate the quality life children with atopic study correlation between severity according Children’s Dermatology Life Quality Index (CDLQI). Materials methods. Patients (n = 71) aged 4–17 years from allergy department Kyiv Cit...

BACKGROUND According to current guidelines the cost of productivity loss should be considered in pharmacoeconomic analyses. The cost of health-related productivity loss in psoriasis patients is unknown. OBJECTIVE To estimate the cost of productivity loss in psoriasis and its association with health-related quality of life and clinical disease severity. METHODS Cross-sectional study, recruit...

The impact of vitiligo on quality of life is controversial. The aim of this study was to observe the impairment of quality of life and emotional state in adults with vitiligo compared with subjects with psoriasis and unaffected controls. The study group comprised 54 subjects with vitiligo, 57 with psoriasis and 57 unaffected controls. All subjects were examined and interviewed using the Dermato...