Skindex-16 Calculator

Instructions: Enter each score (from 0 to 6) for all 16 questions on the left

Domain Scores: (Symptoms, Emotional, Functional) on the right are on a 0-100 scale, 0 means no impact on quality of life (QOL), 100 means maximal impact on QOL.

Symptoms Domain
1. Itching:
2. Stinging/Burning:		Score
3. Hurting:
4. Irritated:

Emotional Domain
5. Persistence/Reocurrance:
6. Worry:
7. Appearance:		Score
8. Frustration:
9. Embarassment:
10. Being annoyed:
11. Feeling depressed:

Functional Domain
12. Interactions with others:
13. Desire to be with people:		Score
14. Show affection:
15. Daily activities:
16. Work/do what you enjoy:

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Calculator created by: Guilherme Kuceki, BS; Todd Brown, MSc; Nicholas Flint, MD; Zachary Hopkins, MD; Aaron Secrest, MD PhD

Reference: Chren MM, Lasek RJ, Sahay AP, Sands LP. Measurement properties of Skindex-16: a brief quality-of-life measure for patients with skin diseases. J Cutan Med Surg. 2001 Mar-Apr; 5(2):105-10. doi: 10.1007/BF02737863. Epub 2001 Mar 21. PMID: 11443481

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