British Journal of Dermatology
British Journal of Dermatology
5 years ago

Quality of life in patients with vitiligo using the short form 36

A.G. Pandya, K. Hernandez, M. Iyer, C. Rodgers, L. Zapata, Y. Yang, L. S. Hynan, G. Jia
Vitiligo is an acquired pigmentary disorder affecting 0.5-1% of the world's population. Affected individuals often have low self-esteem, and poor quality of life (QOL) due to the disfigurement caused by the disease [1]. Vitiligo's impact on QOL compared to other diseases using general health questionnaires like the Short Form 36 (SF-36) is not well understood. We performed a cross-sectional study of patients with vitiligo and controls using the SF-36 and compared our scores to studies of patients with depression, chronic lung disease, psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, arthritis, cancer, congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and healthy adults. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Publisher URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/resolve/doi

DOI: 10.1111/bjd.15936

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