Table 2.

Dermatology-specific instruments for adults*

Disease(s)	Measure	Abbreviation	Author(s)
Generic for dermatology
	Dermatology Life Quality Index	DLQI	Finlay, A.Y.
	Dermatology Quality of Life Scales	DQoLS	Morgan, M.
	Dermatology-Specific Quality of Life Instrument for Contact Dermatitis	DSQL-CD	Anderson, R.T., <italic>et al</italic>.
	Family Dermatology Life Quality Index	FDLQI	Basra, M.K., <italic>et al</italic>.
	Skindex	Skindex	Chren, M.M., <italic>et al</italic>.
Acne
	Acne Disability Index	ADI	Motley, R.J., <italic>et al</italic>.
	Dermatology-Specific Quality of Life Instrument for Acne	DSQL-Acne	Anderson, R.T., <italic>et al</italic>.
Alopecia
	Kingsley Alopecia Profile	KPA	Kingsley, D.H.
Atopic dermatitis
	Quality of Life Index for Atopic Dermatitis	QoLIAD	Whalley, D., <italic>et al</italic>.
Eczema
	Dermatitis Family Impact Questionnaire	DFI	Finlay, A.Y., <italic>et al</italic>.
	Patient-Oriented Eczema Measure	POEM	Charman, C.R., <italic>et al</italic>.
	Eczema Area and Severity Index	EASI	Hanifin, J.M., <italic>et al</italic>.
Leg ulcer
	Charing Cross Venous Ulcer Questionnaire	CCVUQ	Smith, J.J., <italic>et al</italic>.
	Diabetic Foot Ulcer Scale	DFS	Bann, C.M., <italic>et al</italic>.
	Leg and Foot Ulcer Questionnaire	LFUQ	Hyland, M.E.
Onychomycosis
	Onychomycosis Quality of Life Questionnaire	ONYCHO	Drake, L.A., <italic>et al</italic>.
Psoriasis
	Psoriasis Disability Index	PDI	Finlay, A.Y., <italic>et al</italic>.
	12-Item Psoriasis Quality of Life Questionnaire	PQOL-12	Koo, J., <italic>et al</italic>.
	Psoriatic Arthritis Quality of Life Instrument	PSAQoL	McKenna, S.P., <italic>et al</italic>.
Systemic lupus erythematosus
	Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Quality of Life Questionnaire	SLEQoL	Doward, L.C., <italic>et al</italic>.

*Adapted from reference