background & aim: chronic diseases impact not only on patients but also on their family members’ lives. this study aims to determine dimensions of family dermatology life quality index (fdlqi) questionnaire by the use of classic and bayesian factor analysis (bfa) factor. methods & materials: in this study, fdlqi questionnaire distributed among 100 family members of dermatological patients. bfa ...

It is unclear which quality of life instruments have thus far been used in eczema trials. Therefore, we aimed to identify these instruments. We searched the Global Resource of Eczema Trials (GREAT) database for reports of randomized controlled trials. Information on patient-reported outcomes, particularly quality of life, was extracted from eligible studies. 287 full texts reporting on 303 tria...

objective: there is some evidence that chronic skin diseases like dermatitis could affect the quality of life of sufferers. in addition, patients with dermatological disorders are at greater risk to develop psychiatric morbidity. the aim of this study was to explore the quality of life in patients with chronic eczematous dermatitis. we also examined the effect of a convenient dermatologic inter...

Atopic dermatitis is the commonest skin disease in children, causing psychological, social and functional disability to them and their families. This study assessed the family impact and quality of life using the translated Malay version of The Dermatology Family Impact (DFI) and The Children's Dermatology Life Quality Index (CDLQI) questionnaires. Seventy-two children, aged between 6 months an...

The aim of this study was to determine the impact of melasma on quality of life (QoL) using the dermatology life quality index (DLQI) questionnaire in a group of outpatients. This study is questionnairebased. A total of 101 Turkish women suffering from melasma, who themselves were able to understand and complete the Turkish version of the DLQI questionnaire, were enrolled. This questionnaire in...

psoriasis is an autoimmune and recurrent chronic inflammatory skin disease. about 1-3% of the world wide populations are affected. the characteristic features are hyperprolifration of keratinocytes leading to redness, thickening and scaling of epidermis followed with itching and appearance of the lesions which in most cases bother the patients medically and psychologically. psoriasis is symptom...

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the validity and reliability of Thai version FDLQI. Materials Methods: Patients their accompanying family members attending Dermatology Outpatient Clinic at Siriraj Hospital were asked complete Life Quality Index (DLQI), FDLQI, global question QoL (GQoL). The severity disease was assessed by physicians, patients patients. Results: One hundred 92 with d...