Japanese version of the Dermatology Life Quality Index: validity and reliability in patients with acne.
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Abstract
[Background]Patient-reported quality of life is strongly affected by some dermatologic conditions. We developed a Japanese version of the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI-J) and used psychometric methods to examine its validity and reliability. [Methods]The Japanese version of the DLQI was created from the original (English) version, using a standard method. The DLQI-J was then completed by 197 people, to examine its validity and reliability. Some participants completed the DLQI-J a second time, 3 days later, to examine the reproducibility of their responses. In addition to the DLQI-J, the participants completed parts of the SF-36 and gave data on their demographic and clinical characteristics. Their physicians provided information on the location and clinical severity of the skin disease. [Results]The participants reported no difficulties in answering the DLQI-J items. Their mean age was 24.8 years, 77.2% were female, and 78.7% had acne vulgaris. The mean score of DLQI was 3.99(SD: 3.99). The responses were found to be reproducible and stable. Results of principal-component and factor analysis suggested that this scale measured one construct. The correlations of DLQI-J scores with sex or age were very poor, but those with SF-36 scores and with clinical severity were high. [Conclusion]The DLQI-J provides valid and reliable data despite having only a small number of items.
Journal
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- Health and quality of life outcomes
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Health and quality of life outcomes 4 2006-08-03
BioMed Central Ltd.
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Keywords
- Acne Vulgaris/classification
- Acne Vulgaris/physiopathology
- Acne Vulgaris/psychology
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Female
- Humans
- Interpersonal Relations
- Japan
- Language
- Male
- Pilot Projects
- Psychometrics/instrumentation
- Quality of Life
- Questionnaires
- Schools
- Sickness Impact Profile
- Terminology as Topic
- Translations
- Workplace/psychology
Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1050282810714049408
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- NII Article ID
- 120004754385
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- NII Book ID
- AA12050839
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- ISSN
- 14777525
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- HANDLE
- 2433/159501
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- Text Lang
- en
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- Article Type
- journal article
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- Data Source
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- IRDB
- CiNii Articles