DLQI Dermatology Life Quality Index
Answer 10 standardized questions to calculate your DLQI score and see how much your skin condition affects daily life.
Answer all 10 questions (past 7 days)
Select how much your skin condition has affected each area over the last week.
1 Over the last week, how itchy, sore, painful, or stinging has your skin been?
2 Over the last week, how embarrassed or self-conscious have you been because of your skin?
3 Over the last week, how much has your skin interfered with you going shopping or looking after your home or garden?
4 Over the last week, how much has your skin influenced the clothes you wear?
5 Over the last week, how much has your skin affected any social or leisure activities?
6 Over the last week, how much has your skin made it difficult for you to do any sport?
7 Over the last week, has your skin prevented you from working or studying?
Selecting "Yes, prevented work/study" scores 3 points.
8 Over the last week, how much has your skin created problems with your partner, or any of your close friends or relatives?
9 Over the last week, how much has your skin caused any sexual difficulties?
10 Over the last week, how much of a problem has the treatment for your skin been, for example by making your home messy, or by taking up time?
Please answer all 10 questions before calculating.
Your DLQI Score
Answer all questions and click Calculate to see your score.
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Summary
Answer 10 standardized questions to calculate your DLQI score and see how much your skin condition affects daily life.
How it works
- Read each of the 10 questions about how your skin has affected you over the past week.
- Select the answer that best describes your experience: Very Much (3), A Lot (2), A Little (1), or Not at All / Not Relevant (0).
- For question 7 (work/study), choose "Prevented work" for a score of 3 if your skin stopped you working.
- The tool sums all 10 responses to produce a score from 0 to 30.
- Your score is mapped to a band: 0–1 (no effect), 2–5 (small), 6–10 (moderate), 11–20 (very large), 21–30 (extremely large effect).
Use cases
- Track how a skin condition such as eczema, psoriasis, or acne affects daily functioning.
- Provide objective quality-of-life data during dermatology consultations.
- Monitor treatment response over successive clinic visits.
- Support insurance or benefit applications with a validated outcome measure.
- Complete a self-assessment before a dermatology appointment to save time.
- Compare scores over time to identify improvement or deterioration.