📊 Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) Simulator

Symptom and Feeling Items

These two items capture physical discomfort and emotional response.

• Q1–Q2: Items (symptoms, feelings)
• 6: Max points (3 each)
• 7 days: Recall window (standard DLQI period)
• 0–3: Response scale (none to very much)

What this block measures

Captures itch, pain and self-consciousness over the last week.

Daily Activity Items

Four items cover routine activities affected by skin disease.

• Q3–Q6: Items (shopping, clothes, social, sport)
• 12: Max points (4 items x 3)
• Activities: Domain (daily living)
• 0–3: Response scale (none to very much)

What this block measures

Reflects how skin symptoms limit shopping, dressing, social and sport activity.

Personal Relationship Items

Three items score social, occupational and intimate relationship strain.

• Q7–Q9: Items (work, relationships, sex)
• 9: Max points (3 items x 3)
• Relationships: Domain (social functioning)
• 0–3: Response scale (none to very much)

What this block measures

Captures work, school and intimacy disruption from skin disease.

Treatment Burden Item

One item scores the hassle of the treatment regimen itself.

• Q10: Item (treatment)
• 3: Max points (single item)
• Treatment: Domain (time and mess)
• 0–3: Response scale (none to very much)

What this item measures

Reflects time, mess and disruption caused by daily treatment.

Total Score Interpretation

Sum of all ten items yields a single 0-30 quality-of-life score.

• 0–30: Score range (higher = worse QoL)
• 5: Bands (no effect to extreme)
• ≥5 pts: MCID (clinically meaningful change)
• Trials & clinic: Use (severity tracking)

Reading the total

Higher totals indicate greater life-quality impairment from skin disease.

Score bands: 0-1 none, 2-5 small, 6-10 moderate, 11-20 very large, 21-30 extreme.