Burden of Keloid Disease: A Cross-sectional Health-related Quality of Life Assessment

Authors

  • Eveline Bijlard
  • Casimir A.E. Kouwenberg
  • Reinier Timman
  • Steven E.R. Hovius
  • Jan J.V. Busschbach
  • Marc A.M. Mureau

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2340/00015555-2498

Keywords:

keloid, health-related quality of life, POSAS, Skindex-29, SF-36, EQ-5D

Abstract

Keloid scars may be painful, itch severely and be cosmetically disturbing. The burden of keloid disease, however, has not yet been determined. This study evaluated the association of keloid disease with health-related quality of life (HRQL) and identified indicators of burden using a cross-sectional survey study, with one disease-specific HRQL measure (Skindex-29) and 2 generic HRQL measures (SF-36 and EQ-5D-5L). A total of 106 keloid patients with no other skin diseases participated in the study. Having keloid disease was associated with a considerable impairment of emotional wellbeing, with most impairment on the emotional and mental HRQL. Pain and itch were the strongest indicators of HRQL impairment in keloid patients. Having painful or itchy keloids was related to low mental and emotional HRQL, implying that patients with keloids require access to effective treatment aimed at alleviating physical symptoms.

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Published

2016-08-17

How to Cite

Bijlard, E., Kouwenberg, C. A., Timman, R., Hovius, S. E., Busschbach, J. J., & Mureau, M. A. (2016). Burden of Keloid Disease: A Cross-sectional Health-related Quality of Life Assessment. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 97(2), 225–229. https://doi.org/10.2340/00015555-2498

Issue

Vol. 97 No. 2 (2017)

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Copyright (c) 2016 Eveline Bijlard, Casimir A.E. Kouwenberg, Reinier Timman, Steven E.R. Hovius, Jan J.V. Busschbach, Marc A.M. Mureau

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