Research
ACNE-Q was field-tested with 256 patients in 2 countries.
FREE TO NON-PROFIT USERS
Easily available to clinicians and researchers
SHORT INDEPENDENTLY FUNCTIONING SCALES
Choice of scales customizable for different needs
MEASURING WHAT MATTERS TO PATIENTS
Appearance, quality of life, adverse effects
USED WIDELY AROUND THE WORLD
Available in multiple languages
STRONG PSYCHOMETRIC PERFORMANCE
Rigorously developed and sensitive to clinical change
CUSTOMIZABLE FOR DIFFERENT NEEDS
ACNE-Q is designed to provide clinicians and researchers with the ability to tailor their own version of the questionnaire to suit their needs.
ACNE-Q is for adolescents and adults with acne or acne scarring. The ACNE-Q has 7 scales that measure appearance (of facial, back and chest acne, skin and acne scars), acne-related symptoms and appearance-related distress.
Advancing Knowledge &
Improving Health Outcomes
Industry
Can be used in international clinical trials to test different treatments for acne and acne scars.
Benchmarking
Could be used to benchmark outcomes in quality improvement initiatives
Patient Care
Designed using a modern psychometric approach to facilitate use in patient care.
Basic Scale Structure
The ACNE-Q conceptual framework was developed from 21 patient interviews. The analysis led to the identification of 3 top-level domains: Appearance Concerns, Acne Symptoms, and Psychosocial Concerns. The item pool developed from the qualitative dataset was used to design 7 scales.
APPEARANCE
The ACNE-Q includes 5 appearane scales that measure facial, back and chest acne, acne scars and facial skin.
SCAR
The ACNE-Q includes a short scale that measures acne-specific symptoms.
PSYCHOSOCIAL
The ACNE-Q includes a scale that measures how often someone behaves or feels a certain way about how they look.
ACNE-Q
APPEA
- Acne Scars
- Facial Acne
- Back Acne
RANCE
- Chest Acne
- Facial Skin
SYMPTOMS
- Acne Symptoms
PSYCHOSOCIAL
- Appearance-Related Distress
Publications
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ACNE-Q DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION PUBLICATIONS
- Klassen AF, Lipner S, O’Malley et al. Development of a New Patient-Reported Outcome Measure to Evaluate Treatments for Acne and Acne Scarring: The ACNE-Q. Submitted for publication
- Longmire NM, Breitkopf T, Piplani B, Pusic AL, O’Malley M, Lipner S, Wong Riff K, Klassen AF. ACNE-Q is a New Patient Reported Outcome Instrument that Measures Appearance-Related Concerns. Qual Life Res 2017;26:136.
Our Team
Dr Anne Klassen
McMaster University, Canada
Q-Portfolio
Dr Andrea Pusic
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, USA
Q-Portfolio
Setting the Bar in
Patient Reported
Outcome Measurement
Funding Provided By:
Leveraging PRO Data to Inform Oncology Clinical Decision Making. Stefan Cano, Modus Outcomes’ CSO and co-developer of the Q-Portfolio is not sitting still! @DrStefanCano co-authored a paper describing the development of a Head & Neck Cancer Module for the FACE-Q.
Beyond the physician's perspective: A review of patient-reported outcomes in dermatologic surgery and cosmetic dermatology. - PubMed - NCBI https://t.co/6T03aQAUnq
BODY-Q is now in 11 language - here's a new publication:
[German linguistic validation of the BODY-Q: standardised PRO instrument after bariatric and bodycontouring surgery]. - PubMed - NCBI https://t.co/BriwsiDavS
@ElizahoyleOwen @eurordis If you're interested in more #PROMS @ISOQOL provide a great Introduction to PROMS course @ElizahoyleOwen Also @anneklassen @McMasterU & @Q_Portfolio doing some great work on #PROMS in the field of plastic surgery - including many patients with rare diseases
@ElizahoyleOwen @shirley_bracken @eurordis @ISOQOL @anneklassen @McMasterU @Q_Portfolio Agree. ISOQOL is THE meeting for anyone interesting in using, developing, and validating patient-centered measures. The annual scientific meeting will be in San Diego in mid October. I’ve connected with fantastic colleagues all over the world thru ISOQOL.