학술논문
Clinical severity measures and patient‐reported outcomes in atopic dermatitis.
Document Type
Article
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Subject
*PATIENT reported outcome measures
*ATOPIC dermatitis
*ECZEMA
*ITCHING
*PATIENTS' attitudes
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ISSN
0926-9959
Abstract
This article discusses a study that examines the relationship between clinical severity measures and patient-reported outcomes in individuals with atopic dermatitis (AD). The study used two measures, the Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI) and the Patient-Oriented Eczema Measure (POEM), to assess clinical severity from both the perspective of the clinician and the patient. The findings indicate that there is a moderate correlation between EASI and POEM, but the correlation between POEM and quality of life (QoL) and psychological measures is consistently higher than that of EASI. The study suggests that patient-reported outcomes provide valuable information that complements clinical severity measures in understanding the impact of AD on patients' lives. [Extracted from the article]