Agreement Of Two Instruments For Assessing Quality Of Life In Dermatology

December 2013 in “ Praxis medica ”

Z. Sojević-Timotijević, Tatjana Jevtić, J. Ivanović, Darko Vasic

Studysummary In this study, a strong correlation was found between the scores of two dermatology-specific quality of life instruments, DLQI and Skindex-16, suggesting they can provide complementary insights for assessing patients with skin diseases.

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