Quality of Life Assessment in Male Patients with Androgenetic Alopecia: Result of a Prospective, Multicenter Study
- Authors
- Han, Sung-Hyub; Byun, Ji-Won; Lee, Won-Soo; Kang, Hoon; Kye, Yong-Chul; Kim, Ki-Ho; Kim, Do-Won; Kim, Moon-Bum; Kim, Seong-Jin; Kim, Hyung-Ok; Sim, Woo-Young; Yoon, Tae-Young; Huh, Chang-Hun; Hwang, Seung-Sik; Ro, Byung-In; Choi, Gwang-Seong
- Issue Date
- 8월-2012
- Publisher
- KOREAN DERMATOLOGICAL ASSOC
- Keywords
- Alopecia; Androgenetic; Quality of life
- Citation
- ANNALS OF DERMATOLOGY, v.24, no.3, pp.311 - 318
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
KCI
- Journal Title
- ANNALS OF DERMATOLOGY
- Volume
- 24
- Number
- 3
- Start Page
- 311
- End Page
- 318
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/107872
- DOI
- 10.5021/ad.2012.24.3.311
- ISSN
- 1013-9087
- Abstract
- Background: Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) is a common hair loss disease with genetic predisposition among men and women, and it may commence at any age after puberty. It may significantly affect a variety of psychological and social aspects of one's life and the individual's overall quality of life (QoL). Objective: This study aimed to investigate the QoL of AGA patients and discover the factors that can influence the QoL of AGA patients, including previous experience in non-medical hair care, reasons for hospital visits, age, duration, and the severity of AGA. Methods: A total of 998 male patients with AGA were interviewed, using the Hair Specific Skindex-29 to evaluate the QoL of AGA patients. Results: The results of the Hair Specific Skindex-29 on patients with AGA were as follows: symptom scale: 26.3 +/- 19.5, function scale: 24.0 +/- 20.1, emotion scale: 32.1 +/- 21.8, and global score: 27.3 +/- 19.1. According to this assessment, QoL was more damaged if the patient had severe alopecia, a longer duration of AGA, younger age, had received previous non-medical hair care, and visited the hospital for AGA treatment. Conclusion: This study showed that AGA could harmfully affect the patients' QoL. These findings indicate that dermatologists should address these QoL issues when treating patients with alopecia. (Ann Dermatol 24(3) 311 similar to 318, 2012)
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