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Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2008;10(2):144.

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Archives of Dermatology

Predictors of Skin-Related Quality of Life After Treatment of Cutaneous Basal Cell Carcinoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Objective: To identify predictors of skin-related quality of life (QOL) after treatment of nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC).

Design: Prospective cohort study of consecutive patients with NMSC diagnosed in 1999 and 2000.

Setting: University-affiliated private practice and a Veterans Affairs clinic.

Patients: A total of 633 patients who responded to a questionnaire before treatment.

Main Outcome Measure: Skin-related QOL, measured with the 16-item version of Skindex-16, a validated measure. Skindex-16 scores vary from 0 (best QOL) to 100 (worst QOL) and are reported in 3 domains: symptoms, emotional effects, and effects on functioning.

Results: Controlling for treatment group, the strongest independent predictor of skin-related QOL after treatment of NMSC was pretreatment skin-related QOL. Other patient characteristics that predicted better QOL included less comorbidity and better mental health status. No tumor or care characteristic (including . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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