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Andrew Yule Finlay

Andrew Yule Finlay

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
90
Citations
41446
World Ranking
12010
National Ranking
1137

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Internal medicine
  • Disease
  • Surgery

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Quality of life, Dermatology Life Quality Index, Dermatology, Psoriasis and Physical therapy. His work carried out in the field of Quality of life brings together such families of science as Severity of illness, Surgery, Pediatrics and Atopic dermatitis. Andrew Yule Finlay has researched Dermatology Life Quality Index in several fields, including Hair loss, Content validity, Minimal clinically important difference and Psychometrics.

Andrew Yule Finlay mostly deals with Acne in his studies of Dermatology. His research integrates issues of Adalimumab, Etanercept and Activities of daily living in his study of Psoriasis. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Longitudinal study, Psychiatry, Bronchitis and Disease severity.

His most cited work include:

  • Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI)—a simple practical measure for routine clinical use (2969 citations)
  • The U.K. Working Party's Diagnostic Criteria for Atopic Dermatitis. I. Derivation of a minimum set of discriminators for atopic dermatitis. (860 citations)
  • The children's dermatology life quality index (CDLQI) : initial validation and practical use (638 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of investigation include Dermatology, Quality of life, Dermatology Life Quality Index, Psoriasis and Family medicine. Andrew Yule Finlay has included themes like MEDLINE and Quality of life in his Dermatology study. The study incorporates disciplines such as Physical therapy, Severity of illness, Disease and Pediatrics in addition to Quality of life.

His Dermatology Life Quality Index research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Randomized controlled trial, Surgery, Acne and Psychiatry. His Psoriasis research is mostly focused on the topic Psoriasis Area and Severity Index. His research integrates issues of Atopy and Allergy in his study of Atopic dermatitis.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Dermatology (33.33%)
  • Quality of life (26.56%)
  • Dermatology Life Quality Index (21.87%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Quality of life (26.56%)
  • Dermatology Life Quality Index (21.87%)
  • Dermatology (33.33%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His main research concerns Quality of life, Dermatology Life Quality Index, Dermatology, Psoriasis and Quality of life. His Quality of life study is related to the wider topic of Internal medicine. His study focuses on the intersection of Dermatology Life Quality Index and fields such as Randomized controlled trial with connections in the field of Physical therapy.

His Dermatology research incorporates elements of Position paper and MEDLINE. Andrew Yule Finlay interconnects Severity of illness, Disease and Intensive care medicine in the investigation of issues within Psoriasis. His Quality of life research integrates issues from Reliability, Cronbach's alpha, Applied psychology and Gerontology.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • The burden of common skin diseases assessed with the EQ5D?: a European multicentre study in 13 countries (52 citations)
  • Impairment of sexual life in 3,485 dermatological outpatients from a multicentre study in 13 european countries (38 citations)
  • A systematic review of the use of quality-of-life instruments in randomized controlled trials for psoriasis. (37 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Internal medicine
  • Disease
  • Surgery

His primary scientific interests are in Quality of life, Dermatology Life Quality Index, Dermatology, Disease and Psoriasis. The study incorporates disciplines such as Rasch model, Hidradenitis suppurativa, MEDLINE and Depression in addition to Quality of life. His research in Dermatology Life Quality Index intersects with topics in Young adult, Randomized controlled trial, Convergent validity, Clinical psychology and Cohort.

His Dermatology study combines topics in areas such as Alternative medicine, Clinical trial and Position paper. The concepts of his Disease study are interwoven with issues in Psoriasis Area and Severity Index, Nursing and Treatment goals. His Psoriasis research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Body surface area, Modified delphi and Intensive care medicine.

Best Publications

  • Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI)—a simple practical measure for routine clinical use

    Andrew Yule Finlay;G. K. Khan

  • The U.K. Working Party's Diagnostic Criteria for Atopic Dermatitis. I. Derivation of a minimum set of discriminators for atopic dermatitis.

    H C Williams;P G Burney;R J Hay;C B Archer

  • Management of Acne: A Report From a Global Alliance to Improve Outcomes in Acne

    Harald Gollnick;William Cunliffe;Diane Berson;Brigitte Dreno

  • New insights into the management of acne: An update from the Global Alliance to Improve Outcomes in Acne Group

    Diane Thiboutot;Harald Gollnick;Vincenzo Bettoli;Brigitte Dréno

  • The children's dermatology life quality index (CDLQI) : initial validation and practical use

    M.S. Lewis-Jones;A.Y. Finlay

  • The Psychological Burden of Skin Diseases: A Cross-Sectional Multicenter Study among Dermatological Out-Patients in 13 European Countries

    Florence F.J. Dalgard;Uwe Gieler;Lucía Tomas-Aragones;Lars Lien

  • The Dermatology Life Quality Index 1994-2007: a comprehensive review of validation data and clinical results

    M.K.A. Basra;R. Fenech;R.M. Gatt;M.S. Salek

  • TRANSLATING THE SCIENCE OF QUALITY OF LIFE INTO PRACTICE: WHAT DO DERMATOLOGY LIFE QUALITY INDEX SCORES MEAN?

    Yan Hongbo;Charles L. Thomas;Michael A. Harrison;M. Sam Salek

  • The quality of life in acne : a comparison with general medical conditions using generic questionnaires

    E. Mallon;J. N. Newton;A. Klassen;S. L. Stewart-Brown

  • The effect of severe psoriasis on the quality of life of 369 patients

    Andrew Yule Finlay;E. C. Coles

  • European Evidence‐based (S3) Guidelines for the Treatment of Acne

    Alexander Nast;B. Dréno;V. Bettoli;K. Degitz

  • 10 years experience of the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI).

    Victoria Lewis;Andrew Y. Finlay

  • British Association of Dermatologists’ guidelines for biologic interventions for psoriasis 2009

    C.H. Smith;Alexander Vincent Anstey;J. N. W. N. Barker;A. D. Burden

  • Current severe psoriasis and the Rule of Tens

    Andrew Yule Finlay

  • The family impact of childhood atopic dermatitis: the Dermatitis Family Impact questionnaire

    V Lawson;M S Lewis-Jones;A Y Finlay;P Reid

  • Assessment of disease progress in psoriasis.

    Ronald Marks;Stephen P. Barton;David Shuttleworth;Andrew Y. Finlay

  • Quality of life measurement in dermatology: a practical guide

    Andrew Yule Finlay

  • Psoriasis--an index of disability.

    A. Y. Finlay;S. E. Kelly

  • DOUBLE-BLIND, CONTROLLED, CROSSOVER STUDY OF CYCLOSPORIN IN ADULTS WITH SEVERE REFRACTORY ATOPIC DERMATITIS

    J. M. Sowden;J. Berth-Jones;J. S. Ross;R. J. Motley

  • The Infants' Dermatitis Quality of Life Index.

    M.S. Lewis-Jones;A.Y. Finlay;P.J. Dykes

Frequent Co-Authors

Jacek C. Szepietowski
Jacek C. Szepietowski Wrocław Medical University
Gregor B. E. Jemec
Gregor B. E. Jemec University of Copenhagen
Andrea W M Evers
Andrea W M Evers Leiden University
Harald Gollnick
Harald Gollnick Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Christopher E.M. Griffiths
Christopher E.M. Griffiths University of Manchester
Brigitte Dreno
Brigitte Dreno University of Nantes
Christos C. Zouboulis
Christos C. Zouboulis Medizinische Hochschule Brandenburg Theodor Fontane
Tetsuo Shiohara
Tetsuo Shiohara Kyorin University
Matthias Augustin
Matthias Augustin Universität Hamburg
Jonathan Barker
Jonathan Barker King's College London

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