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KMID : 1159320160180020223
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Korean Journal of Vision Science
2016 Volume.18 No. 2 p.223 ~ p.230
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A Study on the Validity and Reliability of the Dermatology Quality of Life by Applying the Skindex-29 Questionnaire to Dry Eye Syndromes
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Hong Kyung-Hee
Kim Se-Jin
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Abstract
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Purpose: To analyze the dermatology quality of life of the college students with dry eye syndromes using the Skindex-29 and examine the reliability and validity of each of the items related to the general characteristics of their dry eye syndromes.
Methods: The syndromes of 206 students with dry eye were selected through the McMonniesquestionnaires, and their dermatology quality of life was analyzed through the Skindex-29 questionnaires.
Results: The total score of the dermatology quality of life of the respondents was 44.84 points: the score of each of the domains of syndrome, function, and emotion was 11.95, 16.78, and 19.25 points respectively. The results of the reliability analysis showed a high internal consistency with cronbach’s α(alpha) at 0.80, 0.87, 0.96 respectively. The results of the analysis of the relationship between the general characteristics and their quality of life by level of the respondents show as
follows: (1) the symptom was significantly correlated with whether or not they took allergic medication; (2) the emotion with the gender and/or whether or not they drank; and (3) the overall with whether or not they took allergic medication. In the ROC curve for verifying the validity, whether or not they drank was not significant while whether or not they took allergic medication was significant in the symptom of the dermatology quality of life with the value of AUC at 0.74. In
the dry eye syndromes, the dermatology quality of life was the lowest in the emotion; and those who took allergic medication had lower a dermatology quality of life than those who did not in the emotion.
Conclusions: The dermatology quality of life of respondents with dry eye syndromes in the current study was lower than that of the general respondents in the previous studies; and the respondents with the dry eye syndromes who took allergic medication had a low dermatology quality of life in the emotion. Studies will be needed in the future to improve the dermatology quality of life of those with dry eye syndromes by examining the environmental factors that cause allergic diseases.
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KEYWORD
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Dry eye syndromes, Dermatology quality of life, Skindex-29, Reliability, Validity
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