title: Differences in Disease-specific Quality of Life in Patients with Actinic Keratosis in Australia and Denmark.
abstract: Actinic keratosis (AK) negatively influences patient quality of life as measured by the disease-specific Actinic Keratosis Quality of Life (AKQoL) questionnaire. The quality of life in Australian patients was significantly less affected than in Danish patients. We hypothesize that general factors such as public awareness and cultural connotations of AK, may influence the impact of AK on quality of life (QoL).
authors.affiliation: Iben Marie Miller, MD, Department of Dermatology, Roskilde Hospital , Koegevej 7-13, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark; miller@dadlnet.dk.
authors.forename: Iben Marie
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Gabrielle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vinding
authors.forename: Kian
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zarchi
authors.forename: Solveig
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Esmann
authors.forename: Dedee F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Murrell
authors.forename: Gregor B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Jemec
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001315:Australia; D003718:Denmark; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D055623:Keratosis, Actinic / Q000150:complications* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life