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Eczema Trials: Quality of Life Instruments Used and Their Relation to Patient-reported Outcomes. A Systematic Review.
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Apfelbacher, Christian J., Heinl, Daniel, Nankervis, Helen and Chalmers, Joanne (2015) Eczema Trials: Quality of Life Instruments Used and Their Relation to Patient-reported Outcomes. A Systematic Review. Acta Dermato Venereologica 2016 (96), pp. 1-24.DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.33333
Abstract
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 trials ...
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 trials and 72 abstracts were included. 63/303 studies (20.8%) assessed quality of life and used 18 named and 4 unnamed instruments. The Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI), the Children’s Dermatology Life Quality Index (CDLQI), the Infant’s Dermatitis Quality of Life Index (IDQOL), and the Dermatitis Family Impact (DFI) were the most common measures in adults, children, infants, and caregivers, respectively. In conclusion, only about one fifth of eczema trials include a quality of life measure as outcome. Many different instruments are used, limiting the possibilities of comparing and synthesising individual trials’ findings.
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| Item type | Article | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title | Acta Dermato Venereologica | ||||
| Publisher | Society for Publication of Acta Dermato-Venereologica | ||||
| Open Access Type | Gold (with APC) | ||||
| Volume | 2016 | ||||
| Number of Issue or Book Chapter | 96 | ||||
| Page Range | pp. 1-24 | ||||
| Date | 17 December 2015 | ||||
| Date of publication | 23 Feb 2016 07:46 | ||||
| Institutions | Medicine > Institut für Epidemiologie und Präventivmedizin > Medical Sociology | ||||
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine | ||||
| Status | Published | ||||
| Refereed | Yes, this version has been refereed | ||||
| Created at the University of Regensburg | Yes | ||||
| URN of the UB Regensburg | urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-333331 | ||||
| Item ID | 33333 |
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