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A catalog of dermatology utilities: a measure of the burden of skin diseases.

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Chen, SC; Bayoumi, AM; Soon, SL; Aftergut, K; Cruz, P; Sexton, SA; McCall, CO; Goldstein, MK
Published in: J Investig Dermatol Symp Proc
March 2004

Utilities are measures of quality of life that reflect the strength of individuals' preferences or values for a particular health outcome. As such, utilities represent a measure of disease burden. The aim of this article is to introduce the concept of utilities to the dermatology community and to present a catalog of dermatology utilities obtained from direct patient interviews. Our data are based on 236 total subjects from Grady Hospital (Atlanta, GA), Stanford Medical Center (Palo Alto, CA), and Parkland Hospital (Dallas, TX). The mean time trade-off utilities ranged from 0.640 for blistering disorders to 1.000 for alopecia, cosmetic, and urticaria. The mean utility across all diagnoses was 0.943. We present utilities for 17 diagnostic categories and discuss the underlying reasons for the significant disease burden that these utilities represent. We also present these dermatology categories relative to noncutaneous diseases to place the cutaneous utilities in perspective and to compare the burden of disease. We have demonstrated that skin diseases have considerable burden of disease and provided a preliminary repository of utility data for future researchers and policy makers.

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J Investig Dermatol Symp Proc

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1087-0024

Publication Date

March 2004

Volume

9

Issue

2

Start / End Page

160 / 168

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Skin Diseases
  • Quality of Life
  • Humans
  • Dermatology
  • Cost of Illness
 

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Chen, S. C., Bayoumi, A. M., Soon, S. L., Aftergut, K., Cruz, P., Sexton, S. A., … Goldstein, M. K. (2004). A catalog of dermatology utilities: a measure of the burden of skin diseases. J Investig Dermatol Symp Proc, 9(2), 160–168. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1087-0024.2003.09112.x
Chen, Suephy C., Ahmed M. Bayoumi, Seaver L. Soon, Kent Aftergut, Ponciano Cruz, Shenara A. Sexton, Calvin O. McCall, and Mary K. Goldstein. “A catalog of dermatology utilities: a measure of the burden of skin diseases.J Investig Dermatol Symp Proc 9, no. 2 (March 2004): 160–68. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1087-0024.2003.09112.x.
Chen SC, Bayoumi AM, Soon SL, Aftergut K, Cruz P, Sexton SA, et al. A catalog of dermatology utilities: a measure of the burden of skin diseases. J Investig Dermatol Symp Proc. 2004 Mar;9(2):160–8.
Chen, Suephy C., et al. “A catalog of dermatology utilities: a measure of the burden of skin diseases.J Investig Dermatol Symp Proc, vol. 9, no. 2, Mar. 2004, pp. 160–68. Pubmed, doi:10.1046/j.1087-0024.2003.09112.x.
Chen SC, Bayoumi AM, Soon SL, Aftergut K, Cruz P, Sexton SA, McCall CO, Goldstein MK. A catalog of dermatology utilities: a measure of the burden of skin diseases. J Investig Dermatol Symp Proc. 2004 Mar;9(2):160–168.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Investig Dermatol Symp Proc

DOI

ISSN

1087-0024

Publication Date

March 2004

Volume

9

Issue

2

Start / End Page

160 / 168

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Skin Diseases
  • Quality of Life
  • Humans
  • Dermatology
  • Cost of Illness