| Disease severity and quality of life in a follow-up study of patients with occupational contact dermatitis. | |
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PMID: 21722138 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Background Few studies have investigated how occupational contact dermatitis and its severity affect patients' quality of life (QoL). Objectives To investigate the impact of occupational contact dermatitis and its severity on patients' QoL, and to examine the association between different QoL measures. Method Patients previously diagnosed with occupational contact dermatitis completed the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) and Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI). Disease severity was rated both by the patient and by the physician. Results Of a possible 725, a total of 119 patients (16.4%) were included in the study, and, at follow-up, just over 21% had normal skin and 18.3% had progressed to persistent dermatitis. The SF-36 median physical component summary score was 52 [interquartile range (IQR): 43-56] and the mental component summary median score was 51 (IQR: 44-57). The correlation between patient-rated and physician-rated disease severity was moderate (r = 0.708, p < 0.00001). The correlation between the disease severity measures and DLQI was moderate, whereas the SF-36 correlated poorly with both the DLQI and disease severity measures. Conclusions QoL was generally reduced in this group of patients with occupational contact dermatitis, with some correlation between severity and DLQI. The DLQI was a more sensitive measurement of QoL than the SF-36 in this patient population. Incorporating disease severity rating with a QoL questionnaire is valuable in occupational contact dermatitis and is recommended. |
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Melisa Yi Zhi Lau; Melanie Claire Matheson; John Anthony Burgess; Shyamali C Dharmage; Rosemary Nixon |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-7-3 |
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Title: Contact dermatitis Volume: - ISSN: 1600-0536 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Jul |
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Created Date: 2011-7-4 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7604950 Medline TA: Contact Dermatitis Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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© 2011 John Wiley & Sons A/S. |
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Centre for Molecular, Environmental, Genetic and Analytic Epidemiology, School of Population Health, University of Melbourne, Carlton, VIC 3053, Australia Occupational Dermatology Research and Education Centre, Skin and Cancer Foundation Inc., Carlton, VIC 3053, Australia. |
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