Skindex (Skindex, Skindex-29, Skindex-16)

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, 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)

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• SKINDEX 16 in English for the USA
• SKINDEX 29 in English for the USA

The list of available translations is subject to constant changes and may not be exhaustive. It is provided for information only. Some recently produced translations may not be included in the list below yet. Please do check the status of available translations with Mapi Research Trust / the developers / copyright holders / distributors.

Also, the listed translations may not have undergone a full linguistic validation process and may require further work to be suitable for use in a study.

Skindex:

Bibliographic reference of the French translation:

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.

Skindex-29: 

Bibliographic reference of the Brazilian Portuguese translation:

de Paula HR, Dini GM, Haddad A, Ferreira LM, Weiss MA. Translation, cultural adaptation, and validation of the American Skindex-29 quality of life index. Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia. 2014;89(4):599-607. (for Brazilian Portuguese)

Paula HR, Haddad A, Weiss MA, Dini GM, Ferreira LM. Translation, cultural adaptation, and validation of the American Skindex-29 quality of life index. Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia. 2014;89(4):600-7.

Bibliographic reference of the Chinese translation:

He Z, Lu C, Chren MM, Zhang Z, Li Y, Ni X, et al. Development and psychometric validation of the Chinese version of Skindex-29 and Skindex-16. Health and quality of life outcomes. 2014;12:190.

Bibliographic reference of the Colombian translation:

Vasquez D, Aguirre DC, Sanclemente G. Construct and convergent/ discriminant validity and responsiveness of the Colombian version of Skindex-29. Dermatologie in Beruf und Umwelt. 2018;66 (1):39-40.

Vasquez D, Aguirre D, Sanclemente G. Construct validity and responsiveness of the Colombian version of Skindex-29. The British journal of dermatology. 2019;06.

Bibliographic reference of the German translation:

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

Bibliographic reference of the Italian translation:

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

Bibliographic reference of the Polish translation:

Janowski K, Steuden S, Bereza B. The polish version of Skindex-29: Psychometric properties of an instrument to measure quality of life in dermatology. Postepy Dermatologii i Alergologii. 2014;31(1):12-20.

Bibliographic reference of the Portuguese translation:

Carvalho D, Aguiar P, Palma-Carlos A. Validation of the skindex-29 questionnaire: Portuguese version (Portugal). Acta Medica Portuguesa. 2018;31(9):463-9.

Bibliographic reference of the Serbian translation:

Milutinovic JD, Krstic N, Jankovic SM. Translation and validation of the Serbian version of the Skindex-29 instrument for measuring impact of skin disease on quality of life. Acta Dermatovenerologica Croatica. 2017;25(2):120-4.

Bibliographic references of the Spanish translation:

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.

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

Bibliographic reference of the Tukish translation:

Aksu AEK, Urer MS, Sabuncu I, Saracoglu ZN, Chren MM. Turkish version of Skindex-29. International Journal of Dermatology. 2007;46(4):350-5.

Skindex-16:

Bibliographic reference of the Arabic translation:

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