Does ad hoc quality-of-life discussion in inflammatory skin disease consultations reflect standardized patient-reported outcomes?

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 16-21

  Davies, E ^b,c   Patel, C ^a   Salek, M S ^a   Finlay, A Y ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c AMERSHAM HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACNE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; ECZEMA; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN CARE; SKIN INFLAMMATION; SLEEP;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DEMOGRAPHY; DERMATITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 37349126012     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2007.02557.x     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. David SE, Ahmed Z, Salek MS, Finlay AY. Does enough quality of life related discussion occur during dermatology outpatient consultations? Br J Dermatol 2005 153 : 997 1000.
2. Wilson KA, Dowling AJ, Abdolell M, Tannock IF. Perception of quality of life by patients, partners and treating physicians. Qual Life Res 2000 9 : 1041 52.
3. Hermansen SE, Helland CA, Finlay AY. Patients' and doctors' assessment of skin disease handicaps. Clin Exp Dermatol 2002 27 : 249 50.
4. Herd RM, Tidman MJ, Ruta DA, Hunter JAA. Measurement of quality of life in atopic dermatitis: correlation and variation of two different methods. Br J Dermatol 1997 136 : 502 7.
5. Fitzpatrick R, Hopkins A. A Measurement of Patients' Satisfaction with Their Care. RCP Publications, London 1993.
6. Lewis V, Finlay AY. 10 Years experience of the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI). J Invest Dermatol Symp Proc 2004 9 : 169 80.
7. Finlay AY, Khan GK. Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI): a simple practical measure for routine clinical use. Clin Exp Dermatol 1994 19 : 210 16.
8. Meakin R, Weinman J. The 'Medical Interview Satisfaction Scale' (MISS-21) adapted for British general practice. Fam Prac 2002 19 : 257 63.
9. Haas M. A critique of patient satisfaction. J Healthcare Information Manage 1999 29 : 9 13.
10. DiMatteo M, Taranta A, Friedman H, Prince L. Predicting patient satisfaction from physicians' non-verbal communication skills. Med Care 1980 18 : 376 87.
11. Stewart MA, Roter D. Patient-centred clinical interviewing. Communicating with Medical Patients. Newbury Park, California : Sage Publications, 1989 : 107 20.
12. Pratheepawanit N, Salek M, Finlay I. Quality of life assessment in routine clinical practice: lesson learned from a two year study. Patient Reported Outcomes 2006 36 : 25 8.
13. McKinley R, Manku-Scott T, Hastings AM et al. Reliability and validity of a new measure of patient satisfaction with out of hours primary medical care in the United Kingdom: development of a patient questionnaire. BMJ 1997 314 : 193 9.
14. Harris LE, Luft FC, Rudy DW, Tierney WM. Correlates of health care satisfaction in inner-city patients with hypertension and chronic renal insufficiency. Soc Sci Med 1995 41 : 1639 45.