Comparar métodos

	MelasQoL (Escala de Qualidade de Vida para Melasma)	cDLQI	Skindex-29 (Instrumento de Qualidade de Vida em Doenças de Pele)
Área	Dermatologia	Dermatologia	Dermatologia
Família	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Ano de origem	2006	1995	1997
Autor original	Cestari TF, Hexsel D	Lewis-Jones MS, Finlay AY	Chren MM, Lasek RJ
Tipo	Self-report	Self-report (parent or child proxy)	Self-report
Fonte seminal	Cestari TF, Hexsel D, Brandt FS, et al. Validation of a melasma quality of life questionnaire for Brazilian Portuguese language: the MelasQoL. Br J Dermatol. 2006;156(Suppl 3):13-20.	Lewis-Jones MS, Finlay AY. The Children's Dermatology Life Quality Index (cDLQI): initial validation and practical use. Br J Dermatol. 1995;132(6):942-949.	Chren MM, Lasek RJ, Quinn LM, et al. Skindex, a quality-of-life measure for patients with skin disease: reliability, validity, and responsiveness. J Invest Dermatol. 1997;107(5):707-713.
Outros nomes	Melasma-QoL	cDLQI, Pediatric DLQI	Skindex, Skindex-QoL
Relacionados	3	3	1
Resumo	MelasQoL is a disease-specific, patient-administered quality-of-life measure designed to assess the psychosocial burden of melasma, a common chronic disorder of symmetric facial hyperpigmentation. Developed by Cestari and colleagues in 2006, it captures the unique emotional and social impacts of a predominantly cosmetic condition that disproportionately affects women of color. MelasQoL is essential in clinical trials and observational studies of melasma treatments to ensure that efficacy encompasses meaningful quality-of-life outcomes.	The Children's Dermatology Life Quality Index (cDLQI) is a pediatric-adapted version of the adult DLQI, measuring the impact of skin disease on quality of life in children and adolescents aged 4–16 years. Developed by Lewis-Jones and Finlay in 1995, it uses child-friendly language and addresses domains relevant to childhood (school, leisure, friendships, clothing) rather than work and adult relationships. cDLQI is the standard quality-of-life measure in pediatric dermatology trials and clinical practice.	Skindex-29 is a validated, patient-centered quality-of-life measure specifically designed to assess the impact of any skin disease on patients' symptoms, emotions, and functioning. Developed by Chren, Lasek, and colleagues in 1997, it captures the multidimensional burden of dermatological conditions beyond clinical severity. Skindex-29 is widely used in clinical trials, observational studies, and dermatology practice to ensure that treatment efficacy encompasses quality-of-life outcomes.