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15197001

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-6-15
pubmed:abstractText
Health related quality of life (HRQOL) has become an important re- search topic in dermatology. We developed a series of modular, dermatology-specific HRQOL questionnaires: the Freiburg Life Quality Assessment (FLQA). Each FLQA questionnaire consists of a core module (FLQA-c) applicable to all skin diseases plus a number of items specific to distinct dermatological diseases. The objectives of the present study were: 1) to test the psychometric properties of the FLQA-c, and 2) to define a threshold indicating a significantly reduced HRQOL. 394 psoriasis patients, 253 atopic dermatitis patients, and 240 control subjects completed the FLQA-c. Cronbach's alphas were above 0.75 for all six scales except for "treatment". Discriminant validity, sensitivity to change, and convergent validity were satisfactory. On the different scales, the threshold indicating a marked reduction in HRQOL detected 33% to 68% of the patients. These data support the reliability and validity of the FLQA-c.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1167-1122
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright John Libbey Eurotext 2003.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
107-13
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Validation of a comprehensive Freiburg Life Quality Assessment (FLQA) core questionnaire and development of a threshold system.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Dermatology, University Clinics of Freiburg, Hauptstrasse 7, 79104 Freiburg, Germany. augustin@haut.ukl.uni-freiburg.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Validation Studies