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Developed in 1996, 1997 and 2001 respectively.
The original 62-item-version of Skindex cannot be used.
An adolescent version also exists: Skindex-Teen.
Skindex-29 is a revised 29-items version of Skindex. Skindex-16 is a single-page version of Skindex.
Chren MM
Generic for Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases
Chren MM, Lasek RJ, Quinn LM, Mostow EN, Zyzanski SJ. Skindex, a quality-of-life measure for patients with skin disease: reliability, validity, and responsiveness. J Invest Dermatol. 1996 Nov;107(5):707-13 (PubMed abstract)
Chren MM, Lasek RJ, Quinn LM, Covinsky KE. Convergent and discriminant validity of a generic and a disease-specific instrument to measure quality of life in patients with skin disease. J Invest Dermatol. 1997 Jan;108(1):103-7 (PubMed abstract)
Chren MM, Lasek RJ, Flock SA, Zyzanski SJ. Improved discriminative and evaluative capability of a refined version of skindex, a quality-of-life instrument for patients with skin diseases. Arch Dermatol. 1997 Nov;133:1433,1440 (PubMed abstract)
Chren MM, Lasek RJ, Sahay AP, Sands LP. Measurement of properties of skindex-16, a brief quality-of-life measure for patients with skin diseases. J Cutan Med Surg. 2001 Mar-Apr;5(2):105-10 (PubMed abstract)
Chren MM
Professor
University of California at San Francisco
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Mary-Margaret Chren publications (PubMed)
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Skindex:
Leplege A, Ecosse E, Zeller J, Revuz J, Wolkenstein P. [The French version of Skindex (Skindex-France). Adaptation and assessment ofpsychometric properties] Ann Dermatol Venereol. 2003 Feb;130(2 Pt 1):177-83. French
Skindex-29:
Augustin M, Wenninger K, Amon U, Schroth MJ, Kuster W, Chren M, Kupfer J, Gieler U. German adaptation of the Skindex-29 questionnaire on quality of life in dermatology: validation and clinical results. Dermatology. 2004;209(1):14-20
Abeni D, Picardi A, Pasquini P, Melchi CF, Chren MM. Further evidence of the validity and reliability of the Skindex-29: an Italian study on 2,242 dermatological outpatients. Dermatology. 2002;204(1):43-9
Jones-Caballero M, Penas PF, Garcia-Diez A, Chren MM, Badia X. [The Spanish version of Skindex-29. An instrument for measuring quality of life in patients with cutaneous diseases] Med Clin (Barc). 2002 Jan 19;118(1):5-9. Spanish
Jones-Caballero M, Penas PF, Garcia-Diez A, Badia X, Chren MM. The Spanish version of Skindex-29. Int J Dermatol. 2000 Dec;39(12):907-12
Skindex-16:
Alghamdi KM, Alshammari SA. Arabic version of Skindex-16: Translation and cultural adaptation, with assessment of reliability and validity. Int J Dermatol. 2007 Mar;46(3):247-52
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