BJD Editor ’s Choice

These authors from Hungary highlight that no studies to date have employed the EuroQol EQ-5D questionnaire to assess health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with pemphigus. Their aim with this study was to evaluate the HRQoL of patients with pemphigus by the EQ-5D and to analyse the convergent and known-groups validity of the EQ-5D in this patient population. To do this they carried out a multicentre cross-sectional study between 2014 and 2017. Their outcome measures included the five-level EQ-5D, Dermatology Life Quality Index, Autoimmune Bullous Skin Disorder Intensity Score and an average pain-intensity visual analogue scale for the past 3 months.
Source: Journal of Investigative Dermatology - Category: Dermatology Tags: Editorial Source Type: research