Dermatology Life Quality Index.
DLQI
Dermatology-specific health-related quality of life (symptoms/feelings, daily activities, leisure, work/school, personal relationships, treatment)
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- Length and format
- 10 items. 4-pt Likert (0-3) (self-report questionnaire)
- Language versions
- 90+ languages (validated translations catalogued by Cardiff University)
- Licence
- copyrighted - author permission
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- Reference
- Finlay AY, Khan GK. Clin Exp Dermatol. 1994;19(3):210-216.
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