Trends in Hidradenitis Suppurativa Disease Severity and Quality of Life Outcome Measures: Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although there has been an increase in the number of randomized controlled trials evaluating treatment efficacy for hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), instrument measurements of disease severity and quality of life (QoL) are varied, making the compilation of data and comparisons between studies a challenge for clinicians.

Objective

We aimed to perform a systematic literature search to examine the recent trends in the use of disease severity and QoL outcome instruments in randomized controlled trials that have been conducted on patients with HS.

Methods

A scoping review was conducted in February 2021. The PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane databases were used to identify all articles published from January 1964 to February 2021. In total, 41 articles w

SUBMITTER: Maghfour J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10334968 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature