Background: Systemic Scleroderma (SSc) is a rare disease with still limited knowledge about the relationship between clinical signs, disability, quality of life and depressive symptoms. Although SSc-patients are frequently treated by dermatologists, the vast majority of published evidence is based on rheumatological samples.
Objectives: To identify determinants of disability, decreased quality of life, and depression in a dermatological sample of SSc-patients.
Methods: Cross-sectional study on consecutive SSc-patients attending one specialist dermatological centre between April 2008 and November 2009. Validated questionnaires such as Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ), EuroQOL (EQ-5D) and Center for Epidemiologic ...
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