TY - JOUR
T1 - Patient experiences with oily skin
T2 - The qualitative development of content for two new patient reported outcome questionnaires
AU - Arbuckle, Robert
AU - Atkinson, Mark J.
AU - Clark, Marci
AU - Abetz, Linda
AU - Lohs, Jan
AU - Kuhagen, Ilka
AU - Harness, Jane
AU - Draelos, Zoe
AU - Thiboutot, Diane
AU - Blume-Peytavi, Ulrike
AU - Copley-Merriman, Kati
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by Pfizer. The authors would like to acknowledge the involvement of Tom Taylor and Stephanie Barrows in conceiving the initial treatment satisfaction focus groups. Thanks to Carla Mamolo for providing editorial comments on the manuscript. Thanks to Shamsu Bhaidani for providing important technical contribution and providing outputs from both the IFG's and on-line cognitive debriefing. Finally, we would like to thank the patients who participated in the study.
PY - 2008/10/16
Y1 - 2008/10/16
N2 - Objective: To develop the content for two new patient reported outcome (PRO) measures to: a) assess the severity of symptoms; and b) the impact of facial skin oiliness on emotional wellbeing using qualitative data from face to face, and internet focus groups in Germany and the US. Methods: Using input from initial treatment satisfaction focus groups (n = 42), a review of relevant literature and expert clinicians (n = 3), a discussion guide was developed to guide qualitative inquiry using Internet focus groups (IFGs). IFGs were conducted with German (n = 26) and US (n = 28) sufferers of oily skin. Questionnaire items were generated using coded transcript data from the focus groups. Cognitive debriefing was conducted online with 42 participants and face to face with an additional five participants to assess the comprehension of the items. Results: There were equal numbers of male and female participants; mean age was 35.4 (SD 9.3) years. On average, participants had had oily skin for 15.2 years, and 74% (n = 40) reported having mild-moderate acne. Participants reported using visual, tactile and sensory (feel without touching their face) methods to evaluate the severity of facial oiliness. Oily facial skin had both an emotional and social impact, and was associated with feelings of unattractiveness, self-consciousness, embarrassment, irritation and frustration. Items were generated for a measure of oily skin severity (Oily Skin Self-Assessment Scale) and a measure of the impact of oily skin on emotional well-being (Oily Skin Impact Scale). Cognitive debriefing resulted in minor changes to the draft items and confirmed their face and content validity. Conclusion: The research provides insight into the experience of having oily skin and illustrates significant difficulties associated with the condition. Item content was developed for early versions of two PRO measures of the symptoms and emotional impact of oily facial skin. The psychometric validation of these measures reported elsewhere.
AB - Objective: To develop the content for two new patient reported outcome (PRO) measures to: a) assess the severity of symptoms; and b) the impact of facial skin oiliness on emotional wellbeing using qualitative data from face to face, and internet focus groups in Germany and the US. Methods: Using input from initial treatment satisfaction focus groups (n = 42), a review of relevant literature and expert clinicians (n = 3), a discussion guide was developed to guide qualitative inquiry using Internet focus groups (IFGs). IFGs were conducted with German (n = 26) and US (n = 28) sufferers of oily skin. Questionnaire items were generated using coded transcript data from the focus groups. Cognitive debriefing was conducted online with 42 participants and face to face with an additional five participants to assess the comprehension of the items. Results: There were equal numbers of male and female participants; mean age was 35.4 (SD 9.3) years. On average, participants had had oily skin for 15.2 years, and 74% (n = 40) reported having mild-moderate acne. Participants reported using visual, tactile and sensory (feel without touching their face) methods to evaluate the severity of facial oiliness. Oily facial skin had both an emotional and social impact, and was associated with feelings of unattractiveness, self-consciousness, embarrassment, irritation and frustration. Items were generated for a measure of oily skin severity (Oily Skin Self-Assessment Scale) and a measure of the impact of oily skin on emotional well-being (Oily Skin Impact Scale). Cognitive debriefing resulted in minor changes to the draft items and confirmed their face and content validity. Conclusion: The research provides insight into the experience of having oily skin and illustrates significant difficulties associated with the condition. Item content was developed for early versions of two PRO measures of the symptoms and emotional impact of oily facial skin. The psychometric validation of these measures reported elsewhere.
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U2 - 10.1186/1477-7525-6-80
DO - 10.1186/1477-7525-6-80
M3 - Article
C2 - 18925946
AN - SCOPUS:55949131213
SN - 1477-7525
VL - 6
JO - Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
JF - Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
M1 - 80
ER -