Health-related quality of life in dermatology: measurement, interpretation and application

[摘要] This thesis consists of three parts. The aim of part one, 'Measurement of health-related quality of life in dermatology’,,was to contribute to the quality of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) measurement in dermatological research and clinical,practice. The aim of part two, 'Interpretation of health-related quality of life scores’, was to facilitate the interpretation,of Skindex-29 scores and score differences. The aim of part three, 'Health-related quality of life application in clinical,practice’, was to support the application of HRQoL measurement in dermatological practice and to investigate the efficacy,of a HRQoL intervention on patients’ HRQoL, doctor-patient communication, health status, and disease severity.

[发布机构] University of Amterdam