Stručni rad
Quality of Life in Patients with Hand Eczema as Health Promotion: A Case Control Study
Reza Ghaderi
Alireza Saadatjoo Saadatjoo
; Birjand University of Medical Sciences
Sažetak
Health promotion has been defined by the World Health Organization’s
(WHO) 2005 Bangkok Charter for Health Promotion as ”the process
of enabling people to increase control over their health and its determinants,
and thereby improve their health”. One of the most important determinants
of health is quality of life. Hand eczema is a common skin disease that can adversely
affect the quality of life of patients. The aim of this study was to determine
the quality of life in patients with hand eczema. This case-control study
was performed on 70 patients with hand eczema and 70 healthy controls. All
the patients filled out two questionnaires: Short Form 36 (SF-36) and Dermatology
Life Quality index (DLQI). The data were analyzed using the statistical
software package for social sciences (SPSS).
The mean score score of quality of life in dimensions of physical functioning,
vitality, and general health in the SF-36 was lower compared to the control
group. The mean score in DLQI in patients with hand eczema was 8.68. There
was a significant negative correlation between the scores of different dimensions
of QOL obtained in the two questionnaires (SF36 and DLQI).
The study demonstrated that the quality of life in patients with hand eczema
was lower than that of controls. It seems advisable that psychiatric consultations
or psychotherapy be included in the treatment of chronic hand eczema
Ključne riječi
quality of life; hand eczema; questionnaire
Hrčak ID:
121306
URI
Datum izdavanja:
15.5.2014.
Posjeta: 1.341 *