From: Validation of the Persian version of Skindex-16 among older patients with skin diseases
Age (years), mean (SD) | 64.51 (5.04) |
Gender, n (%) | |
 Female | 148 (56.9) |
 Male | 112 (43.1) |
Marital Status, n (%) | |
 Single | 43 (16.5) |
 Married | 217(83.5) |
Educational level, n (%) | |
 Illiterate | 64 (24.6) |
 Elementary | 72 (27.7) |
 Secondary | 29 (11.2) |
 Diploma and higher | 95 (36.5) |
Job, n (%) | |
 Housewife | 109 (41.9) |
 Retired | 76 (29.2) |
 Employed | 62 (23.8) |
 Unemployed | 13 (5.0) |
Living arrangement, n (%) | |
 With spouse | 61 (23.5) |
 With children | 21 (8.1) |
 With spouse and children | 153 (58.8) |
 Other | 2 (0.8) |
 Alone | 23 (8.8) |
Psychological Problems, n (%) | |
 No | 173 (66.5) |
 Yes | 87 (33.5) |
Physical Problem, n (%) | |
 No | 48 (18.5) |
 Yes | 212 (81.5) |
Type_of_SkinDisease, n (%) | |
 Pemphigus | 97 (37.3) |
 Psoriasis | 108 (41.5) |
 Eczema | 47 (18.1) |
 Fungal infection | 6 (2.3) |
 Itching | 1 (0.4) |
 Lupus | 1 (0.4) |
History Skin Family Disease, n (%) | |
 No | 210 (80.8) |
 Yes | 50 (19.2) |
Duration Skin Disease, (years), mean (SD) | 11.21 (9.68) |
Duration under treatment, (years), mean (SD) | 11.04 (9.88) |