Validation of a comprehensive Freiburg Life Quality Assessment (FLQA) core questionnaire and development of a threshold system.

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.

[Quality of life in skin diseases: methodological and practical comparison of different quality of life questionnaires in psoriasis and atopic dermatitis].

Aim of the present study was a comparison of four quality of life (QoL) questionnaires in 228 patients with psoriasis (PSO, n = 148) and atopic dermatitis (AD, n = 80) regarding feasibility, discriminant validity and sensitivity to change. Evaluating were performed before and after treatment in clinic. The following questionnaires were compared.