Dermatology life quality index (DLQI) as a psoriasis referral triage tool
Dermatology life quality index (DLQI) as a psoriasis referral triage tool
Most primary care psoriasis referrals in the UK are triaged as ?routine?, in part because of the prioritisation of skin cancer. As a result, patients with severe psoriasis may wait several months to be seen, enduring quality of life (QoL) impairment that could have been reduced. Furthermore some patients may spontaneously improve by the time they are seen by a specialist, making the appointment unnecessary at that time. Therefore, following approval from the local ethics committee, we conducted a prospective study to evaluate the usefulness of Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) scores in triaging patients with psoriasis referred to our dermatology secondary health care services.
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Atwan, Ausama
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Piguet, Vincent
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Finlay, Andrew Y.
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Francis, Nicholas A.
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Ingram, John R.
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1 October 2017
Atwan, Ausama
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Piguet, Vincent
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Finlay, Andrew Y.
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Francis, Nicholas A.
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Ingram, John R.
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Atwan, Ausama, Piguet, Vincent, Finlay, Andrew Y., Francis, Nicholas A. and Ingram, John R.
(2017)
Dermatology life quality index (DLQI) as a psoriasis referral triage tool.
British Journal of Dermatology, 177 (4), .
(doi:10.1111/bjd.15446).
Abstract
Most primary care psoriasis referrals in the UK are triaged as ?routine?, in part because of the prioritisation of skin cancer. As a result, patients with severe psoriasis may wait several months to be seen, enduring quality of life (QoL) impairment that could have been reduced. Furthermore some patients may spontaneously improve by the time they are seen by a specialist, making the appointment unnecessary at that time. Therefore, following approval from the local ethics committee, we conducted a prospective study to evaluate the usefulness of Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) scores in triaging patients with psoriasis referred to our dermatology secondary health care services.
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Accepted/In Press date: 2 March 2017
Published date: 1 October 2017
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