SynthesisClinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America2025
A Systematic Review of Health-Related Quality-of-Life Measurement in Patients With Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections.
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- Development and Application of a Desirability of Outcome Ranking (DOOR) Endpoint for Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections.Open forum infectious diseases · 2026Trial
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2026Review
- Comparing Patient and Clinician Perceptions of Health-Related Quality of Life in Urinary Tract Infections.JAMA network open · 2026Article
- Patient-Reported Outcomes and Health-Related Quality-of-Life Measures in Infectious Diseases Studies and Clinical Practice.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundAcute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSIs) can diminish patients' health-related quality of life (HRQoL). We performed a systematic review to determine how HRQoL has been measured in patients with ABSSSIs.
methodsWe searched MEDLINE (PubMed), Embase (Elsevier), and CINAHL (EBSCO) for articles published between database inception and 14 October 2022, following a prospectively registered protocol in PROSPERO (CRD42021225414).
resultsWe identified 37 articles that employed 42 distinct measures: 26 generic measures assessing HRQoL; 14 condition-specific measures, including repurposed dermatologic or surgical HRQoL measures; and 2 author-developed questionnaires assessing treatment-related HRQoL. We found reduced HRQoL for patients experiencing ABSSSIs, which usually exhibited rapid onset and resolution. Pain had the greatest negative impact on HRQoL, and the most common HRQoL domain impacted was physical functioning.
conclusionsProgress has been made in the development and use of HRQoL measures, yet we did not identify a repurposed or novel tool that best captures HRQoL in patients with ABSSSI.
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