Publications

J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2021 Nov 24

Misconceptions about visible skin diseases are widespread, and patients often face discrimination and stigmatization due to their condition. The associated negative health and psychosocial consequences of stigmatization in skin diseases have prompted an increase in research activity in recent times, resulting in a wide variety of assessment measures. This study aimed at aggregating and evaluating evidence of psychometric properties and methodological quality of published measures to assess stigma in visible skin diseases.

J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2021 Nov;35(11):2241-2249

Cross-cultural differences in healthcare policies and patient–physician communication may influence the quality of care and patients’ perceived benefits and satisfaction with psoriasis treatment.

 J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2021 Nov;35(11):2166-2184

Patients with chronic skin diseases suffer from physical and psychosocial impairments which can lead to a cumulative life-long burden. Therefore, the concept of cumulative life course impairment (CLCI) was introduced, referring to the non- reversible damage due to the persistent life-long burden. This systematic review (PROSPERO registry number: CRD42020179141) aimed at mapping the risk factors and the associated burden over time in patients with psoriasis, ato- pic dermatitis (AD) and hidradenitis suppurativa (HS).

6th World Psoriasis & Psoriatic Arthritis Conference, 2021; keynote lecture.

Jahrestagung des Arbeitskreises Psychosomatische Dermatologie; 2021.

Patient Prefer Adherence. 2021 Jul 14;15:1571-1578

The questionnaire for the quality of life with chronic wounds (Wound-QoL) is a valid and reliable instrument to determine the disease-specific health-related QoL of patients with chronic wounds. For the interpretation of HRQoL scores, it is additionally important to know which differences in scores are considered meaningful. The minimal important difference (MID) is defined as a change in HRQoL that a patient would consider meaningful, such that the patient would judge a treatment to be beneficial and worthy of repeating.

Actas Dermosifiliogr (Engl Ed). 2021 Jan;112(1):44-51

Background and aims: The Wound-QoL is a validated and feasible questionnaire for measuring disease-specific health-related quality of life in chronic wounds, originally developed for use in German.

The objective of this study was to translate the Wound-QoL for use in clinical care and in clinical trials in Spain and to validate this version.

J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2020 May;34(5):1010-1018

Establishing romantic relationships involving cohabitation and/or sexual intercourse is an overriding task for many people during emerging adulthood, i.e. from their late teens through the twenties. The diagnosis of anogenital psoriasis may hinder social/intimate relationships, resulting in higher disease burden in this age group.

Wound Repair Regen. 2020 Sep;28(5):609-616

People with chronic wounds perceive an impaired health-related quality of life (HRQoL). For the assessment of HRQoL, valid instruments are needed. Therefore, the Wound-QoL questionnaire was originally developed and psychometrically validated for use in Ger- many. As the Wound-QoL is to be used in numerous countries, international versions are required. Therefore, this study aimed to psychometrically validate the U.S. English Wound-QoL version. Upon translation into U.S. English, psychometric testing was per- formed based on cross-sectional data deriving from the U.S. Wound Registry.

J Child Fam Stud 2020; 29: 3302-3316

In pediatric settings, a valid and reliable assessment of negative and positive dimensions of caregiving can inform intervention processes and improve parent–child adaptation outcomes. While caregiving is a normative component of parenting, the experience can be quantitatively and/or qualitatively different for parents of children with a chronic health condition. The aim of this study was to systematically examine the psychometric properties of the “Revised Burden Measure” in a sample of parents of children with and without chronic health conditions. The “Revised Burden Measure” and self-reported measures of quality of life and mental health were administered to a sample of parents who had children with (n=277) or without (n=117) chronic health conditions.