title: [Quality of life in dermatology: Tunisian version of the Skindex-29].
abstract: The skin situated in the interface between the body and the outside world, is a zone privileged by the interactions between the individual and the society. The objective of our work was to study the quality of life in dermatology, while elaborating a Tunisian version of the Skindex-29 scale. For that we questioned 60 patients, among them 20 are affected by psoriasis, 20 are affected by vitiligo and 20 are affected by onychomycosis. The evaluation of the psychometric properties of the questionnaire was satisfactory. The chronic dermatosis altered the quality of life of the patients. This deterioration touches by order descending the patients affected by psoriasis, vitiligo, and onychomycosis. The patients were particularly sensitive when uncovered zones were reached, particularly the face. These results are in conformity with the data of the literature relating to the subject. The validation of this version is necessary.
authors.affiliation: Service de psychiatrie C, Hôpital Razi, La Manouba, Tunis.
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zghal
authors.forename: Faten
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zeglaoui
authors.forename: Lassad
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kallel
authors.forename: Riadh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Karmous
authors.forename: Hatem
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ben Ammar
authors.forename: Raja
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Labbane
authors.forename: Mohamed Ridha
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Kammoun
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003880:Dermatology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005145:Face; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D014009:Onychomycosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology*; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology*; D011594:Psychometrics; D011788:Quality of Life; D012919:Social Behavior; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014416:Tunisia; D014820:Vitiligo / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology*
vernacular_title: Etude de la qualité de vie en dermatologie: élaboration d'une version Tunisienne du Skindex-29.