APPLICATION OF ODS SCALE AND GUENTHER'S DRY SKIN CLASSIFICATION SCALE TO ASSESS DRY SKIN CONDITION AND RELATED FACTORS IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES

Quang Học Trần, Lan Phương Tô, Thái Vân Thanh Lê

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Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by chronic hyperglycemia. Dry skin is a very commonly skin symptom9,10 observed in patients with type 2 diabetes.  This raises the need for a clinical tool to assess dry skin in patients with type 2 diabetes. The research: "Application of ODS scale and Guenther's dry skin classification scale to assess dry skin condition and related factors in patients with type 2 diabetes" was conducted to apply and evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of each scale, as well as to survey the occurrence rate, degree of dry skin in patients with type 2 diabetes and related factors, thereby contributing to helping clinicians as well as each patient to be aware of the importance of dry skin problem in patients with type 2 diabetes. Objectives: Application of ODS score and Guenther's dry skin classification scale to examine dry skin condition and related factors in patients with type 2 diabetes. Methols: Cross-sectional descriptive study conducted on a research group of 240 type 2 diabetes patients diagnosed and monitored for outpatient treatment at the Endocrinology Clinic - Examination Department – University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City Hospital from December 2023 to June 2024. Results: The ODS dry skin score and the Guenther dry skin classification scale help objectively assess the degree of dry skin in type 2 diabetic patients, in which the ODS scale has some advantages in clinical practice. Conclusions: Two scales, especially the ODS scale, can be widely applied in clinical practice to assess the degree of skin dryness in patients with type 2 diabetes in particular and other diseases in general.

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