November 2024 in “SKIN The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine” Disease-specific tools better assess quality of life in alopecia areata patients.
The Breast Utility Instrument was developed to assess quality of life in breast cancer patients.
January 2024 in “JEADV Clinical Practice” Patients with certain skin diseases are willing to spend significant time on treatment, indicating a high impact on their lives and a need for better treatments.
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February 2018 in “International Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism” The questionnaire is valid and reliable but needs more testing for future predictions.
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January 2017 in “Patient Preference and Adherence” Alopecia affects patients' quality of life, with younger patients and longer-lasting hair loss experiencing greater impact.
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January 2006 in “Technical report” The document concludes that better tools are needed to measure skin disease severity in dermatomyositis and cutaneous lupus erythematosus, and introduces the DSSI and CLASI as reliable instruments.
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September 2008 in “Mycoses” Seborrheic dermatitis lowers quality of life more for women, younger people, and those with more education.
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April 2024 in “International Journal of Dermatology” Alopecia areata greatly affects the quality of life for children and their families.
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October 2020 in “Arthritis Care & Research” New tools and criteria have been developed to better assess and treat pediatric lupus.
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September 2024 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Poor air quality increases the risk of atopic dermatitis in Taiwan.
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March 2018 in “Hair transplant forum international” The Graft Quality Index grades hair transplant grafts to predict placement difficulty and surgery results.
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June 2010 in “Fertility and Sterility” Patients with PCOS tend to score their hirsutism higher than clinicians, making self-scoring less useful for diagnosis.
June 2026 in “The Sri Lanka Journal of Dermatology” Hair disorders significantly reduce quality of life.
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October 2015 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” European dermatological guidelines vary in quality, with some highly rated, but improvements are needed in applicability and consistency.
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December 2020 in “Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment” Women with skin conditions who have body image concerns often experience mental health issues and a lower quality of life.
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July 2024 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” The HAIR-Q is a reliable tool for assessing patient satisfaction with hair loss treatments.
January 2013 in “Japan labor review” The study created a numerical system to describe and compare 601 jobs in Japan.
May 2017 in “Chinese Journal of Dermatology” Alopecia negatively affects quality of life and mental health.
January 2025 in “Advances in Dermatology and Allergology” The Polish version of the Alopecia Areata Quality of Life Index is a reliable tool for assessing quality of life in Polish-speaking patients with alopecia areata.
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March 2019 in “PubMed” A new tool helps lupus patients and doctors better track symptoms and quality of life.
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March 2016 in “JAMA dermatology” Patients with PCOS rate their hirsutism higher than clinicians, and these self-ratings are more closely related to their quality of life and risk of depression.
October 2021 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Skin changes in Pseudoxanthoma elasticum patients can indicate the severity of related health issues.
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November 2022 in “The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India” March 2023 in “The Journal of Urology” Higher SRD5A2 expression predicts better response to finasteride in treating urinary symptoms.
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March 2016 in “The Journal of Dermatology” The Facial Psoriasis Log-based Area and Severity Index is a more effective way to measure improvements in facial psoriasis than the traditional method.
April 2026 in “Pediatric Dermatology” Current tools inadequately measure quality of life in children with alopecia areata, needing better instruments.
June 2024 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Alopecia areata greatly affects quality of life, especially mental health, and newer assessment tools better capture this impact than older ones.
January 2017 in “DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)” Hair loss from alopecia areata and androgenetic alopecia moderately affects the quality of life, especially in younger patients and those with long-term hair loss, impacting both their physical and emotional well-being.
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March 2010 in “Value in Health” The PCOS-specific questionnaire needs more work to fully measure quality of life in clinical trials.
Excluding alopecia and mucous membrane components from the CLASI-A score reduces its effectiveness in capturing important disease activity.