A Review of the Impact of Occupational Contact Dermatitis on Quality of Life
Joint Authors
Burgess, John Anthony
Matheson, Melanie Claire
Lau, Melisa Yi Zhi
Nixon, Rosemary
Dharmage, Shyamali C.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-03-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Occupational contact dermatitis (OCD) is the most common occupational skin disease in many countries.
We reviewed the current evidence on how OCD impacts on quality of life (QoL).
The three commonly used QoL questionnaires in OCD were the Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36), the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI), and the Skindex.
Despite the availability of a variety of validated QoL instruments, none of them is specific to OCD or entirely adequate in capturing the impact of OCD on QoL.
Nonetheless, the results of this paper do suggest a significant impact.
Use of QoL measures in clinical settings will provide patients with an opportunity to express their concerns and assist clinicians to evaluate the effectiveness of management beyond the clinical outcomes.
This paper also highlights the lack of a disease-specific QOL instrument and the importance of developing a validated measure to assess QOL in OCD, enabling comparison across countries and occupational groups.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lau, Melisa Yi Zhi& Burgess, John Anthony& Nixon, Rosemary& Dharmage, Shyamali C.& Matheson, Melanie Claire. 2011. A Review of the Impact of Occupational Contact Dermatitis on Quality of Life. Journal of Allergy،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-12.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lau, Melisa Yi Zhi…[et al.]. A Review of the Impact of Occupational Contact Dermatitis on Quality of Life. Journal of Allergy No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-12.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Lau, Melisa Yi Zhi& Burgess, John Anthony& Nixon, Rosemary& Dharmage, Shyamali C.& Matheson, Melanie Claire. A Review of the Impact of Occupational Contact Dermatitis on Quality of Life. Journal of Allergy. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-12.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-511951