title: Quality-of-life instruments: evaluation of the impact of psoriasis on patients.
abstract: The negative impact of psoriasis on a patient's quality of life (QoL) is well documented in the literature. Patients often suffer poor self-esteem, difficulties in social interactions, and significant psychological distress. It is, therefore, critically important that a clinician evaluate the extent to which the disease impacts a patient's QoL. This chapter reviews several validated and reliable generic, dermatology-specific, and disease-specific QoL instruments useful in measuring the impact of psoriasis on patient's QoL. These QoL instruments can be especially helpful in identifying those patients who would most benefit from systemic or biologic therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Psoriasis and Skin Treatment Center, University of California San Francisco Medical Center, 515 Spruce Street, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA.
authors.forename: Misha M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Heller
authors.forename: Jillian W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Tien V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Eric S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Tina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bhutani
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Menter
authors.forename: John Y M
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Koo
mesh_terms: D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome