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Quality of life and mental health status in patients with lichen planopilaris based on Dermatology Life Quality Index and General Health Questionnaire-28 questionnaires
BACKGROUND: Lichen planopilaris (LPP) is a relatively uncommon inflammatory skin condition that causes permanent hair loss. Irreversible hair loss can have a significant psychosocial and psychological impact on patients’ lives. Limited studies have assessed the psychological status of patients suffe...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8060658/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33898707 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijwd.2020.09.005 |
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author | Nasimi, Maryam Ahangari, Narges Lajevardi, Vahide Mahmoudi, Hamidreza Ghodsi, Seyedeh Zahra Etesami, Ifa |
author_facet | Nasimi, Maryam Ahangari, Narges Lajevardi, Vahide Mahmoudi, Hamidreza Ghodsi, Seyedeh Zahra Etesami, Ifa |
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description | BACKGROUND: Lichen planopilaris (LPP) is a relatively uncommon inflammatory skin condition that causes permanent hair loss. Irreversible hair loss can have a significant psychosocial and psychological impact on patients’ lives. Limited studies have assessed the psychological status of patients suffering from LPP, and to our knowledge, none have evaluated patients with LPP as a separate group in this regard. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to assess the quality of life (QoL) and general health of patients with LPP using the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) questionnaire and General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28), respectively. METHODS: Our study employed a cross-sectional design. In total, 41 patients with LPP attending the follow-up skin clinic at the Razi Hospital in Tehran, Iran were asked to complete the DLQI and GHQ-28. Furthermore, selected demographic information was obtained from patients to evaluate their association with general health and QoL. RESULTS: Forty-one patients (14 men and 27 women) with a mean age of 44.02 ± 10.8 years completed both questionnaires. QoL was affected moderately to extremely in 70.7% of patients. Also, 26 patients (63.4%) were at risk for psychological disorders. Lower QoL was reported by patients age <45 years (p < .05). Both QoL and general health had a negative relation with the disease activity index (p < .05), but were not affected by sex, marital status, education level, treatment type, presence of mucous lesions, and disease duration. CONCLUSION: LPP significantly affects patients’ QoL and general health. Dermatologists should address these issues in patients with LPP alongside treating physical symptoms. |
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spelling | pubmed-80606582021-04-23 Quality of life and mental health status in patients with lichen planopilaris based on Dermatology Life Quality Index and General Health Questionnaire-28 questionnaires Nasimi, Maryam Ahangari, Narges Lajevardi, Vahide Mahmoudi, Hamidreza Ghodsi, Seyedeh Zahra Etesami, Ifa Int J Womens Dermatol Original Research BACKGROUND: Lichen planopilaris (LPP) is a relatively uncommon inflammatory skin condition that causes permanent hair loss. Irreversible hair loss can have a significant psychosocial and psychological impact on patients’ lives. Limited studies have assessed the psychological status of patients suffering from LPP, and to our knowledge, none have evaluated patients with LPP as a separate group in this regard. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to assess the quality of life (QoL) and general health of patients with LPP using the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) questionnaire and General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28), respectively. METHODS: Our study employed a cross-sectional design. In total, 41 patients with LPP attending the follow-up skin clinic at the Razi Hospital in Tehran, Iran were asked to complete the DLQI and GHQ-28. Furthermore, selected demographic information was obtained from patients to evaluate their association with general health and QoL. RESULTS: Forty-one patients (14 men and 27 women) with a mean age of 44.02 ± 10.8 years completed both questionnaires. QoL was affected moderately to extremely in 70.7% of patients. Also, 26 patients (63.4%) were at risk for psychological disorders. Lower QoL was reported by patients age <45 years (p < .05). Both QoL and general health had a negative relation with the disease activity index (p < .05), but were not affected by sex, marital status, education level, treatment type, presence of mucous lesions, and disease duration. CONCLUSION: LPP significantly affects patients’ QoL and general health. Dermatologists should address these issues in patients with LPP alongside treating physical symptoms. Elsevier 2020-09-17 /pmc/articles/PMC8060658/ /pubmed/33898707 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijwd.2020.09.005 Text en © 2020 Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of Women's Dermatologic Society. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Original Research Nasimi, Maryam Ahangari, Narges Lajevardi, Vahide Mahmoudi, Hamidreza Ghodsi, Seyedeh Zahra Etesami, Ifa Quality of life and mental health status in patients with lichen planopilaris based on Dermatology Life Quality Index and General Health Questionnaire-28 questionnaires |
title | Quality of life and mental health status in patients with lichen planopilaris based on Dermatology Life Quality Index and General Health Questionnaire-28 questionnaires |
title_full | Quality of life and mental health status in patients with lichen planopilaris based on Dermatology Life Quality Index and General Health Questionnaire-28 questionnaires |
title_fullStr | Quality of life and mental health status in patients with lichen planopilaris based on Dermatology Life Quality Index and General Health Questionnaire-28 questionnaires |
title_full_unstemmed | Quality of life and mental health status in patients with lichen planopilaris based on Dermatology Life Quality Index and General Health Questionnaire-28 questionnaires |
title_short | Quality of life and mental health status in patients with lichen planopilaris based on Dermatology Life Quality Index and General Health Questionnaire-28 questionnaires |
title_sort | quality of life and mental health status in patients with lichen planopilaris based on dermatology life quality index and general health questionnaire-28 questionnaires |
topic | Original Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8060658/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33898707 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijwd.2020.09.005 |
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