TY -  JOUR
PY -  2009
SN -  1972-5167
T1 -  Lo Skindex: uno strumento per la misura della Qualità di Vita in dermatologia. Una comparazione tra la versione originale e la versione breve in un gruppo di pazienti affetti da psoriasi
JO -  PSICOLOGIA DELLA SALUTE
DA -  11/15/2009 12:00:00 AM
DO -  10.3280/PDS2009-002011
UR -  http://www.francoangeli.it/Riviste/Scheda_rivista.aspx?idArticolo=37605
AU -  Filograna, Stefania
AU -  Pisanti, Renato
AU -  Cantoresi, Franca
AU -  Sorgi, Paola
SP -  163
EP -  177
IS -  2
VL -  
LA -  IT
AB -  <em>The Skindex: an instrument to measure Quality of Life in Dermatology. A psychometric comparison between long and short version in a group of psoriasis patients</em> -  Psoriasis is one of the prevalent skin diseases in the World. This chronic condition has a significant negative impact on patients’ quality of life (QoL). The Skindex-29 is a selfadministered questionnaire assessing QoL of patients with skin diseases in 3 domains: burden of symptoms, social functioning, and emotional responses. Recently, authors (Nijsten et al., 2006) have developed a short version made up by 17 item that measures two dimensions: burden of symptoms and psychosocial responses. The aim of present study was to examine the psychometric properties of the both versions: original (Skindex-29) and short version (Skindex-17). Confirmatory factor analyses, conducted on a group of 360 psoriasis patients, supported the construct validity of the Skindex-17. Adequate internal consistency and significant distress correlations were found. Overall results suggested that Skindex-17 represented a brief and easily administrable questionnaire as well as a useful tool for both clinicians and researchers interested to assess QoL of psoriasis patients. <br/><br/>Key words: psoriasis, quality of life, measurement, skindex, confirmative analyses  <br/><br/>Parole chiave: psoriasi, qualità di vita, misura, skindex, analisi confermative
PB -  FrancoAngeli
ER -