Journal of Dermatology and Dermatologic Diseases

Gema Jimenez

Publications

• Research Article
  Keloid scars: the hidden burden of disease
  Author(s): Pambos Lemonas, Irfan Ahmad, Hannah Falvey D, Gema Jimenez and Simon MyersPambos Lemonas, Irfan Ahmad, Hannah Falvey D, Gema Jimenez and Simon Myers
  
  Background: Keloid scar patients are known to present with a combination of symptoms including pain, physical deformity and psychological distress. These three facets that characterise the full extent of the keloid disease (KD) have not been validated in a clinical setting before as a whole and thus the disease is usually approached and managed incompletely. Assessment measures need to accurately quantify the disease’s impact on the patients’ distress in terms of physical symptoms, life quality and psychosocial status. Method: 46 keloid scar patients seen at clinic were asked to fill out the MSF-PQ, DLQI and DAS-24 questionnaires. The results were analysed for internal consistency (IC) and convergent validity (CV). Each of the three questionnaires was then further analysed to identify factors which affect patients with the disease. Results: There was convergent validity be.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2376-0427.1000231

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