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- The study explored the benefits of measuring quality of life (QoL) in dermatology, highlighting 108 potential advantages suggested by a diverse group of experts.
- It categorized these advantages into five groups: enhancing clinical decision-making, improving clinician-patient communication, increasing awareness of skin disease impacts, guiding consultations, and aiding in clinical service management.
- The findings aim to motivate dermatologists to incorporate QoL measures in practice while indicating a need for more research to validate their effectiveness.
Article Abstract
The aim of this study was to describe the many ways in which quality of life (QoL) measurement may potentially be advantageous in routine clinical dermatology practice. Thirteen members of the EADV Task Force on Quality of Life, eight dermatologists, three health psychologists, one epidemiologist and one pharmacoepidemiologist, independently listed all of the ways they thought this may be advantageous. A total of 108 different ways of using QoL information in clinical practice were suggested (median per participant = 8, range = 4-15), and were classified into 20 descriptive groups. These were sorted into the following five categories: inform clinical decisions, clinician-patient communication, awareness of skin disease burden, informing the consultation and clinical service administration. The wide range of potential benefits identified may not only encourage clinicians to use these measures but also highlights many areas requiring evidence to establish the true value of routine use of QoL measures.
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