Medicus, Vol. 9 No. 1_Kronične bolesti, 2000.
Review article
Chronic Skin Diseases and their Impact on the Pacient’s Quality of Life
Jasna Lipozenčić
Aida Pašić
Abstract
Chronic skin diseases pose a considerable
health and social problem. These diseases have a great
impact on the patients’ quality of life due to their course,
localization on exposed parts of the body, daily therapy and
skin care required, and susceptibility to recurrence. Data on
the most common dermatoses as well as on the modes and
methods of assessment of the chronic skin disease impact
on the quality of life are presented. Results are reported of
the quality of life measurement in allergic skin diseases, psoriasis,
acne, Darier’s disease, nevus, alopecia, chronic lower
leg ulcers, fungal and viral infections of the skin and mucosa,
and sexually transmitted diseases, that have a substantial
impact on the quality of life. All these diseases require Dermatology-
Specific Quality of Life (DSQL) to improve the
patients’ quality of life.
Keywords
chronic skin diseases; quality of life; dermatology
Hrčak ID:
19055
URI
Publication date:
26.1.2000.
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