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Objectives: To investigate the quality of life (QOL) of and to characterize patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) in Portugal. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of patients with AD and other eczemas. Skindex-29, Skindex-teen, and the Childhood Atopic Dermatitis Impact Scale (CADIS) were the instruments used to assess QOL in adults, teenagers, and children, respectively. The SF-12 was also used, and disease severity was evaluated using the Patient-Oriented SCORAD (PO-SCORAD) instrument. Associations with QOL were assessed based on the odds ratio (OR). P values
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Carvalho, D., Aguiar, P., Mendes-Bastos, P., Palma-Carlos, A., Freitas, J., & Ferrinho, P. (2020). Quality of life and characterization of patients with atopic dermatitis in Portugal: The quadep study. Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology, 30(6), 430–438. https://doi.org/10.18176/jiaci.0443
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