Health outcome measures in atopic dermatitis: a systematic review of trends in disease severity and quality-of-life instruments 1985-2010.

<h4>Background</h4>A number of disease-severity and quality-of-life (QoL) instruments have emerged in atopic dermatitis (AD) in the last decade.<h4>Objectives</h4>To identify trends in outcomes instruments used in AD clinical trials and to provide a useful summary of the dime...

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Main Authors: Balvinder Rehal, April W Armstrong
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-04-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0017520&type=printable
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description <h4>Background</h4>A number of disease-severity and quality-of-life (QoL) instruments have emerged in atopic dermatitis (AD) in the last decade.<h4>Objectives</h4>To identify trends in outcomes instruments used in AD clinical trials and to provide a useful summary of the dimensions and validation studies for the most commonly used measures.<h4>Method</h4>All randomized control trials (RCTs) from 1985 to 2010 in the treatment of AD were examined.<h4>Results</h4>Among the 791 RCTs reviewed, we identified 20 disease-severity and 14 QoL instruments. Of these outcomes instruments, few have been validated. SCORAD, EASI, IGA and SASSAD were the most commonly used disease-severity instruments and CDLQI, DFI, DLQI and IDQOL were the most frequently used QoL measures.<h4>Limitations</h4>The small number of RCTs using QoL scales makes identifying trends for QoL instruments difficult.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Overall, there is an increase in the use of disease-severity and QoL instruments in AD clinical trials.
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spelling doaj-art-8db3ed5ed0054f259796664e75fa425b2025-08-20T02:37:52ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032011-04-0164e1752010.1371/journal.pone.0017520Health outcome measures in atopic dermatitis: a systematic review of trends in disease severity and quality-of-life instruments 1985-2010.Balvinder RehalApril W Armstrong<h4>Background</h4>A number of disease-severity and quality-of-life (QoL) instruments have emerged in atopic dermatitis (AD) in the last decade.<h4>Objectives</h4>To identify trends in outcomes instruments used in AD clinical trials and to provide a useful summary of the dimensions and validation studies for the most commonly used measures.<h4>Method</h4>All randomized control trials (RCTs) from 1985 to 2010 in the treatment of AD were examined.<h4>Results</h4>Among the 791 RCTs reviewed, we identified 20 disease-severity and 14 QoL instruments. Of these outcomes instruments, few have been validated. SCORAD, EASI, IGA and SASSAD were the most commonly used disease-severity instruments and CDLQI, DFI, DLQI and IDQOL were the most frequently used QoL measures.<h4>Limitations</h4>The small number of RCTs using QoL scales makes identifying trends for QoL instruments difficult.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Overall, there is an increase in the use of disease-severity and QoL instruments in AD clinical trials.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0017520&type=printable
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Health outcome measures in atopic dermatitis: a systematic review of trends in disease severity and quality-of-life instruments 1985-2010.
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title Health outcome measures in atopic dermatitis: a systematic review of trends in disease severity and quality-of-life instruments 1985-2010.
title_full Health outcome measures in atopic dermatitis: a systematic review of trends in disease severity and quality-of-life instruments 1985-2010.
title_fullStr Health outcome measures in atopic dermatitis: a systematic review of trends in disease severity and quality-of-life instruments 1985-2010.
title_full_unstemmed Health outcome measures in atopic dermatitis: a systematic review of trends in disease severity and quality-of-life instruments 1985-2010.
title_short Health outcome measures in atopic dermatitis: a systematic review of trends in disease severity and quality-of-life instruments 1985-2010.
title_sort health outcome measures in atopic dermatitis a systematic review of trends in disease severity and quality of life instruments 1985 2010
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