CosmeceutiQoL: a tool for assessing dermo-cosmetic products' impact on quality of life.
OBJECTIVE
The objective of assessing "quality of life" is to take better consideration of the patients' perception of their own state of health by developing specific measurement tools. Paradoxically, there is no questionnaire evaluating the impact of such treatment on women's quality of life. There was, therefore, a need for the creation of the CosmeceutiQoL.


METHODS
The questionnaire was developed using methodology in accordance with international standards in terms of quality of life.


RESULTS
The score of the CosmeceutiQoL was correlated to age. The more sensitive the skin is, the lower is the quality of life. For women who declared that their facial skin had started to sag, the quality of life was significantly lower. Deterioration of quality of life was also significantly observed in women who declared that they had age spots on the skin of their face and in women who said that their facial skin was dehydrated. We observed an altered CosmeceutiQoL score in women who declared that they had wrinkles, sagging skin or dark or brown spot.


CONCLUSIONS
The CosmeceutiQoL scale which is essentially based on the women's point of view, is a valid, pertinent, and well accepted tool enabling the assessment of quality of life perceived through the skin. The more CosmeceutiQoL is altered, the more intense the signs of aging on the face, wrinkles, skin sagging, or dark or brown spots are observed, irrespective of the age.
Public Health and Quality of Life, Pierre Fabre, Boulogne-Billancourt, France. charles.taieb@pierrefabre.com
Charles
C
Taieb
Nora
N
Rahhali
Valentin
V
Moingeon
Nuria
N
Perez-Cullell
Vincent
V
Sibaud
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008875:Middle Aged; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D025341:Principal Component Analysis; D011788:Quality of Life; D015595:Skin Aging; D012879:Skin Physiological Phenomena; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires