Quality of life assessment of patients with scalp dermatitis using the Italian version of the Scalpdex
| Autor: | Damiano Abeni, Gianfranco Altomare, Camilla Dalle Vedove, Marco Bortune, Giampiero Girolomoni, Dennis Linder, Andrea Peserico, Piergiacomo Calzavara-Pinton, Stefano Piaserico, Francesca Sampogna, Raffaella Sala |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Quality of life
Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty Time Factors media_common.quotation_subject scalp dermatitis quality of life Dermatitis Dermatology Severity of Illness Index Seborrheic Predictive Value of Tests Psoriasis Surveys and Questionnaires Severity of illness Validation medicine Scalp Scalpdex Alopecia Dermatitis Seborrheic Female Humans Italy Lichen Planus Middle Aged Reproducibility of Results Scalp Dermatoses Translating Quality of Life 2708 Medicine (all) media_common business.industry Seborrhoeic dermatitis General Medicine medicine.disease medicine.anatomical_structure Feeling Convergent validity Predictive value of tests business |
| Popis: | The aim of this study was to assess quality of life in patients with scalp dermatitis using the Italian version of the Scalpdex, and to validate the instrument in Italian. The survey was conducted in outpatients with psoriasis, seborrhoeic dermatitis, alopecia, or follicular lichen. Data were completed on 194 patients, 78% of whom had psoriasis. Scalpdex scores were always higher in women than in men, and in younger people compared to elderly people. The most frequent items were: being ashamed, embarrassed, bleeding scalp, feeling self-conscious, bothered that the condition is incurable, having the choice of colour of clothes affected, having a negative effect on daily life. The Italian Scalpdex showed good internal consistency, test-retest reliability, convergent validity, and responsiveness. In conclusion, the Italian version of the Scalpdex is a useful instrument to measure quality of life in patients with a scalp condition. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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