Development and Validation of a Quality of Life Instrument for Actinic Keratosis
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Dermatology |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Dermatology / Plastic Surgery |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 8/17/2018 |
| Start Date: | September 2011 |
| End Date: | March 2012 |
Actinic keratoses (AKs) are some of the most common lesions seen by dermatologists. Flesh
colored to erythematous, these lesions often present with scaling or crusting in sun damaged
regions of the body. While they are physically visible and often palpable, these changes can
also result in psychosocial changes in patients, including embarrassment about their skin or
reduction in leisure activities to avoid further sun exposure. At the same time, AKs are
known to progress in a significant number of cases to squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), a
concern in terms of its metastatic potential.
The primary purpose of developing this questionnaire is to examine how well it can
potentially identify patients with actinic keratoses. However, since AK is associated with
significant detriment to quality of life for validity/reliability assessment, the
investigators propose to give a compilation of four self-assessment questionnaires (not
specific to AK but validated for skin health in general) to subjects with at least one
actinic keratosis and age- and sex- matched participants without AKs, defined as the control
population. These will include the SKINDEX-16, the DLQI and the Skin Health Calculator, as
well as a questionnaire composed of items specific to predisposition to AKs to be able to
better assess the discriminatory power of the questionnaire.
colored to erythematous, these lesions often present with scaling or crusting in sun damaged
regions of the body. While they are physically visible and often palpable, these changes can
also result in psychosocial changes in patients, including embarrassment about their skin or
reduction in leisure activities to avoid further sun exposure. At the same time, AKs are
known to progress in a significant number of cases to squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), a
concern in terms of its metastatic potential.
The primary purpose of developing this questionnaire is to examine how well it can
potentially identify patients with actinic keratoses. However, since AK is associated with
significant detriment to quality of life for validity/reliability assessment, the
investigators propose to give a compilation of four self-assessment questionnaires (not
specific to AK but validated for skin health in general) to subjects with at least one
actinic keratosis and age- and sex- matched participants without AKs, defined as the control
population. These will include the SKINDEX-16, the DLQI and the Skin Health Calculator, as
well as a questionnaire composed of items specific to predisposition to AKs to be able to
better assess the discriminatory power of the questionnaire.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or female, age 18 years or older being seen in a dermatology clinic
- Informed consent of participation must be given by subject
Exclusion Criteria:
- Inability to complete all study questionnaires.
- Subjects who are unable to read and write English
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