Translation and Validation of the Self-Assessment Psoriasis Area Severity Index

Background: The self-assessment psoriasis area severity index (SAPASI) is a patient-administered psoriasis assessment tool for which we present a validated translation from English to Swedish. Methods: Validity was evaluated in this single-centre study using the psoriasis area severity index (PASI) as the standard. Test-retest reliability was assessed using repeated SAPASI measurements. Results: Significant correlations (p < 0.0001) using Spearman’s correlation coefficient (r) were found between PASI and SAPASI scores (r = 0.60) for 51 participants (median baseline PASI 4.4, interquartile range [IQR]: 1.8–5.6) and repeated SAPASI measurements (r = 0.70) among 38 participants (median baseline SAPASI 4.0, IQR: 2.5–6.1). Bland-Altman plots showed generally higher SAPASI scores than PASI scores. Conclusion: The translated version of SAPASI is valid and reliable, although patients generally tend to overrate their disease severity compared to PASI. Keeping this limitation in mind, SAPASI has the potential of being implemented as a time- and cost-efficient assessment tool in a Scandinavian context.

Location
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Translation and Validation of the Self-Assessment Psoriasis Area Severity Index ; volume:239 ; number:5 ; year:2023 ; pages:794-801 ; extent:8
Dermatology ; 239, Heft 5 (2023), 794-801 (gesamt 8)

Creator
Laskowski, Marta
Schiöler, Linus
Wennberg, Ann-Marie
Torén, Kjell
Gustafsson, Helena

DOI
10.1159/000530045
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023101900130870657579
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • Laskowski, Marta
  • Schiöler, Linus
  • Wennberg, Ann-Marie
  • Torén, Kjell
  • Gustafsson, Helena

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