The impact of skin diseases on quality of life: a multicenter study / El impacto de las enfermedades cutáneas en la calidad de vida: un estudio multicéntrico
Actas dermo-sifiliogr. (Ed. impr.)
; 108(3): 244-252, abr. 2017. tab
Article
in Spanish
| IBECS
| ID: ibc-161640
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
To date, no formal study has been published regarding how Colombian patients with skin disorders could be affected according to their perception of disease.OBJECTIVE:
To determine the impact in quality of life of skin diseases in a Colombian population.METHODS:
This multicenter study included patients with skin disease from almost the whole country. Individuals >18 years old; of any gender; with any skin disease and who signed informed consent, were included. We applied the Colombian validated version of the Skindex-29 instrument.RESULTS:
A total of 1896 questionnaires had sufficient information for the analyses. No significant differences in sociodemographic characteristics of patients who returned the questionnaire incomplete vs. complete, were found. Participants mean age was 41.5 years. There were no statistical differences in men vs. women regarding the global (p = 0.37), symptoms (p = 0.71) and emotions (p = 0.32) domains, whereas statistical differences were found in the function domain (p = 0.04; Mann-Whitney U test). Psoriasis, contact dermatitis, atopic dermatitis, urticaria, hair disorders, Hansen's disease, scars, hyperhidrosis and genital human papillomavirus disease scored the highest. Limitations. Skindex-29 score variability as a result of differences in the location of the skin lesions, their inflammatory or non-inflammatory nature, and the start of therapy.CONCLUSIONS:
Even the most localized or asymptomatic skin lesion in our population leads to a disruption at some level of patient's wellness. This study adds well supported scientific data of the burden of skin diseases worldwide
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Collection:
National databases
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Spain
Health context:
Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Leprosy
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Neglected Diseases
Database:
IBECS
Main subject:
Psoriasis
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Quality of Life
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Skin Diseases
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Dermatitis, Atopic
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Organ Dysfunction Scores
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Aspects:
Patient-preference
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Colombia
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Actas dermo-sifiliogr. (Ed. impr.)
Year:
2017
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Centro Dermatológico Federico Lleras Acosta/Colombia
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Centro de Especialistas del Sur/Colombia
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Clínica de especialistas/Colombia
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Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud/Colombia
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Grupo Colombiano de Psoriasis CoLPsor/Colombia
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Hospital Erasmo Meoz de Cúcuta/Colombia
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Liga contra el Cáncer de Risaralda/España
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Liga de lucha contra el cáncer/Colombia
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Universidad Libre de Colombia/Colombia
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Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira/Colombia