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.