Title of article
Clinical audit: baseline Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) and Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) assessment of psoriasis patients
Author/Authors
Dilnawaz, Mansoor Military Hospital (MH) - Department of Dermatology, Pakistan , Sadiq, Sakina Military Hospital (MH) - Department of Dermatology, Pakistan , Shaikh, Zafar Iqbal Military Hospital (MH) - Department of Dermatology, Pakistan , Aziz, Humera Military Hospital (MH) - Department of Dermatology, Pakistan , Khan, Saima Ali Military Hospital (MH) - Department of Dermatology, Pakistan , Jawad, Beenish Military Hospital (MH) - Department of Dermatology, Pakistan
From page
407
To page
411
Abstract
Objective: To assess the combined effect of PASI and DLQI on the overall care and treatment plan. Patients and methods: 30 patients of psoriasis were included from the dermatology ward and the out-patients. The method of data collection was prospective. The basis of proposal was our local guidelines. The audit type was Process. The standard was “100% patients with psoriasis should have their baseline PASI and Dermatology DLQI ”. Results: The result showed 100% compliance with our local guidelines in the analyzed cases. Conclusion: PASI and DLQI combined can thus be quite helpful and can have an impact on the overall care and the treatment plan.
Keywords
Clinical audit , PASI , DLQI.
Journal title
Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists
Journal title
Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists
Record number
2636177
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