Care Management of Skin Diseases

by Rajagopalan, Rukmini; Sherertz, Elizabeth F.; Anderson, Roger T.

• ISBN13: 9780824701284
• ISBN10: 0824701283
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-01-01
• Publisher: CRC Pr I Llc

Summary

Discusses the dynamics of outcome research, health economics, & quality of life (QQL) in dermatology-demonstrating how knowledge on the effect of skin diseases & their treatment on patients' lives & economic standing may be used toward enhancing total management. Considers the major dermatological disease such as acne, psoriasis, allergic contact & atopic dermatitis, carcinoma, pigment disorders, viral & fungal infections, & eczema.

Table of Contents

Foreword	iii	(2)
Robert L. Rietschel
Foreword	v	(2)
William F. McGhan
Preface	vii	(10)
Contributors	xvii	(6)
How to Use this Book	xxiii
INTRODUCTION	1	(56)
1. Epidemiology and Scope of Skin Disease	1	(8)
Martin A. Weinstock
2. Evolution of Quality-of-Life Assessment	9	(26)
Lynda C. Doward
Stephen P. McKenna
3. Psychometric and Related Considerations in Dermatological Assessments of Health-Related Quality of Life	35	(14)
Roger T. Anderson
Ron D. Hays
Dennis Revicki
4. Philosophical and Conceptual Issues in the Assessment of Quality of Life in Patients with Skin Disorders	49	(8)
John Koo
John Siebenlist
COUNSELING FOR LIFE QUALITY	57	(28)
5. Sexually Transmitted Disease: Implications of This Diagnosis for Patients' Lives	57	(12)
Melissa McPheeters
Peggy Clarke
6. Personal Impact of Chronic Skin Disease: One Patient's Perspective	69	(16)
Curtis S. Phinney
STUDIES ON QUALITY OF LIFE	85	(184)
7. The Dermatology Life Quality Index: Initial Experience of a Simple Practical Measure	85	(10)
Andrew Y. Finlay
8. Structural Validation of the DSQL: Confirmation of the Factor Structure and Justification of the Scoring Algorithm	95	(18)
Richard D. Lennox
9. Impact of Acne on Quality of Life in Adolescents	113	(12)
Jeffrey A. Smith
Daniel P. Krowchuk
10. Health-Related Quality of Life in Psoriasis: A Biopsychosocial Model and Measures	125	(22)
Stephen R. Rapp
Steven R. Feldman
Alan B. Fleischer, Jr.
David M. Reboussin
M. Lyn Exum
11. Psoriasis Life Stress Inventory: An Index of the Stress Associated with the Impact of Psoriasis on the Quality of Life	147	(6)
Madhulika A. Gupta
12. Skindex: A Dermatological Outcomes Measure of the Effects of Skin Disease on Patients' Quality of Life	153	(18)
Mary-Margaret Chren
Rebecca J. Lasek
13. Profile of a Patient with Contact Dermatitis with a Suspicion of Contact Allergy: History, Physical Characteristics, and Dermatology-Specific Quality of Life	171	(14)
Rukmini Rajagopalan
Roger T. Anderson
14. The Impact of Atopic Dermatitis on the Quality of Life of Children, Adolescents and Adults	185	(14)
Patricia O'Hare
Daniel P. Krowchuk
15. Impact of Skin Cancer on Quality of Life	199	(8)
Christine J. Hashem
Barry Leshin
16. Impact of Hair Disorders and Pigment Disorders on Quality of Life	207	(16)
Amy J. McMichael
17. Pruritus and Health-Related Quality of Life	223	(10)
Alan B. Fleischer, Jr.
18. Quality-of-Life Study in Patients with Chronic Vulvar Dermatoses	233	(12)
Betty Bellman
19. Aging Skin and Quality of Life	245	(8)
Madhulika A. Gupta
20. Measuring Quality of Life in Recurrent Genital Herpes	253	(16)
Stephen P. McKenna
Lynda C. Doward
ECONOMIC IMPACT OF DISEASES AND THERAPY	269	(100)
21. Comparative Cost-Effectiveness of Different Treatments for Psoriasis	269	(30)
Gary C. Lee
Gerald D. Weinstein
22. Allergic Contact Dermatitis: Cost-Effectiveness of Early Confirmed Diagnosis and Patch Testing	299	(18)
Rukmini Rajagopalan
Roger T. Anderson
Syam Sarma
John Kallal
Carol M. Retchin
John T. Jones
Joseph F. Fowler, Jr.
Elizabeth F. Sherertz
23. Atopic Dermatitis: Economic Evaluation of Treatments for Eczema and Atopic Dermatitis	317	(24)
Steven R. Arikian
Thomas R. Einarson
John J. Doyle
24. Onychomycosis: An Economic Evaluation of Therapies	341	(14)
Aditya K. Gupta
Paul I. Oh
Thomas R. Einarson
Neil H. Shear
25. Costs of Evaluating and Treating Patients with Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma	355	(14)
Debra L. Breneman
Judi A. Van Horn
John C. Breneman
CARE MANAGEMENT	369	(48)
26. Strategies for Managed Care Programs to Manage Skin Disease	369	(12)
David J. McLean
27. Strategies for Primary Care Physicians to Manage Contact Dermatitis	381	(8)
David M. Pariser
28. Understanding Managed Care Contracts	389	(10)
Lisa J. Kaplan
29. Pharmacy Benefits Managers: Tools Used to Control Selection and Utilization of Dermatological Products	399	(18)
Kent H. Summers
CONCLUSION	417	(2)
30. Future Directions	417	(2)
Elizabeth F. Sherertz
Appendix: Key References of Life Quality Instruments Developed for Skin Diseases	419	(2)
Index	421