The Contact Dermatitis Quality of Life Index (CDQL): Survey Development and Content Validity Assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is limited measurement and reporting of quality of life (QoL) outcomes for patients with contact dermatitis (CD).

Objective

The purpose of this study is to develop a standardized Contact Dermatitis Quality of Life index (CDQL) for adult patients.

Methods

A list of 81 topics was compiled from a review of QoL measures used previously in CD research. A total of 2 rounds of web-based Delphi surveys were sent to physicians who registered to attend the 2018 American Contact Dermatitis Society meeting, asking that they rank the relevance of topics for measuring QoL in CD using a 4-point scale. Items met consensus for inclusion if at least 78% of respondents ranked them as relevant or very relevant, and their median score was ≥3.25.

Results

Of the 210

SUBMITTER: Hill MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10334971 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature