Varghaei A, Rostami A, Yarmohamadi M, Mahmoudi H, Balighi K, Daneshpazhooh M. Assessment of health-related quality of life in patients with frontal fibrosing alopecia.
J Cosmet Dermatol 2022;
21:6169-6173. [PMID:
35757901 DOI:
10.1111/jocd.15183]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Revised: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND
Frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) is a primary patterned cicatricial alopecia with different manifestations.
AIMS
Its incidence is increasing worldwide. Like other types of alopecia, FFA can affect patients' health-related quality of life (HRQOL). However, this effect has been rarely discussed. This study was designed to evaluate HRQOL in patients with FFA.
METHODS
In this cross-sectional study, 49 patients with confirmed FFA were asked to complete Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) and the 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36) questionnaires. Disease severity was evaluated with the Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia Severity Score Index (FFASI).
RESULTS
Significant relation between SF-36 scores and other covariants was not detected. According to the DLQI, most of the patients (54%) had impaired HRQOL, which was of low grade for most of them (84%). Patients with face papules and patients who were in the group of nail, limb, and flexural involvement had significantly lower HRQOL (p-value 0.03).
CONCLUSION
We found that FFA negatively impacts HRQOL, which was more pronounced in patients with involvement of other ostensible areas.
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