Need and greed in dermatology: Disease and outcome measures in dermatological healthcare planning

Dalgard, F. and Finlay, Andrew Yule ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2143-1646 2006. Need and greed in dermatology: Disease and outcome measures in dermatological healthcare planning. Dermatology 213 (4) , pp. 279-283. 10.1159/000096190

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Abstract

Assessing dermatological needs in the population and our ability to meet them is a challenge. The choice of outcome measures is central in dermatological healthcare planning. The concept of ill health and its relationship to dermatological outcome measures is described. Outcome measures used should provide information on these issues in order to gain insight into genuine needs and illness behavior in the population and to ensure quality of healthcare. Nevertheless, the dilemma of assigning priorities in healthcare planning remains; outcome measures in dermatology should be perceived as appropriate by patients as well as by caregivers and policy makers. It is important to stimulate research to develop and refine person-focused outcome measures. Their use is essential to assess dermatological health needs and to understand illness behavior. The information they can provide can enable provision and evaluation of healthcare quality and contribute to the challenge of making appropriate priority decisions in healthcare.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RZ Other systems of medicine
Publisher:	Karger
ISSN:	1018-8665
Last Modified:	27 Oct 2022 09:48
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/67814

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