TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Exploring the EQ-5D Dimension of Pain/Discomfort in Dermatology Outpatients from a Multicentre Study in 13 European Countries
JO  - Acta dermato-venereologica
A1  - Sampogna, Francesca
A1  - Abeni, Damiano
A1  - Gieler, Uwe
A1  - Tomas Aragones, Lucía
A1  - Lien, Lars
A1  - Poot, Francoise
A1  - Jemec, Gregor B. E.
A1  - Szabó, Csanád
A1  - Linder, Dennis
A1  - van Middendorp, Henriët
A1  - Halvorsen, Jon Anders
A1  - Balieva, Flora
A1  - Szepietowski, Jacek C.
A1  - Romanov, Dmitry V.
A1  - Marron, Servando E.
A1  - Altunay, Ilknur K.
A1  - Finlay, Andrew Y.
A1  - Salek, Sam S.
A1  - Kupfer, Jörg
A1  - Misery, Laurent
A1  - Dalgard, Florence J.
SP  - adv00120
EP  - adv00120
VL  - 100
IS  - 8
N2  - Pain and discomfort are important symptoms in dermatology. The aim of this cross-sectional, multicentre study was to describe the prevalence of pain/discomfort and its associations in patients with several dermatological conditions across 13 European countries. The outcome was the prevalence of pain/discomfort according to a question of the EQ-5D questionnaire. Data collected from November 2011 to February 2013 were complete for 3,509 consecutive outpatients. Moderate or extreme pain/discomfort was reported by 55.5% of patients and 31.5% of controls with no skin conditions. The highest proportions were reported by patients with hidradenitis suppurativa (92.9%), leg ulcer (81.4%), prurigo (80%) and lichen planus (75.6%). Pain/discomfort was associated with older age, low educational level, clinical severity, flare on scalp or hands, itch, depression, anxiety, low quality of life, and thoughts of suicide. It is important to enquire specifically about pain/discomfort during clinical consultations and to address it when planning a patient's care.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0001-5555
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2340/00015555-3477
ID  - ref1
ER  -