title: The International Dermatology Outcome Measures Group: formation of patient-centered outcome measures in dermatology.
abstract: As quality standards are increasingly in demand throughout medicine, dermatology needs to establish outcome measures to quantify the effectiveness of treatments and providers. The International Dermatology Outcome Measures Group was established to address this need. Beginning with psoriasis, the group aims to create a tool considerate of patients and providers using the input of all relevant stakeholders in assessment of disease severity and response to treatment. Herein, we delineate the procedures through which consensus is being reached and the future directions of the project.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts; Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Alice B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Gottlieb
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts; Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Adriane A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Levin
authors.affiliation: University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado.
authors.forename: April W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Armstrong
authors.affiliation: National Psoriasis Foundation, Portland, Oregon.
authors.forename: April
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abernethy
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
authors.forename: Kristina Callis
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Duffin
authors.affiliation: American Academy of Dermatology, Schaumburg, Illinois. Electronic address: rbhushan@aad.org.
authors.forename: Reva
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bhushan
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hofstra North Shore Long Island Jewish School of Medicine, Manhasset, New York.
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.affiliation: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Joseph F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Merola
authors.affiliation: Associazione per la Difesa delgi Proriasici, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Mara
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maccarone
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, Michigan State University, Parker Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Christensen
mesh_terms: D015535:Arthritis, Psoriatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003880:Dermatology / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005544:Forecasting; D005582:Foundations / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D063868:Patient Outcome Assessment; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012219:Rheumatology / Q000592:standards; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
keywords: Delphi exercises; Dermatology Life Quality Index; International Dermatology Outcome Measures; National Psoriasis Foundation; Outcome Measures in Rheumatology; Physician Global Assessment; Psoriasis Area and Severity Index; body surface area; disease severity; patient-centered outcome measures; psoriasis; psoriatic arthritis; quality of life