scholarly journals Quality of life in patients with melasma in Turkish women

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hacer Uyanikoglu ◽  
Mustafa Aksoy
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Severe Disease ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Severity Index ◽  
Older Individuals ◽  
Turkish Women ◽  
Moderate Disease ◽  
Study Population ◽  
The Impact

The aim of this study was to determine the impact of melasma on quality of life (QoL) using the dermatology life quality index (DLQI) questionnaire in a group of outpatients. This study is questionnairebased. A total of 101 Turkish women suffering from melasma, who themselves were able to understand and complete the Turkish version of the DLQI questionnaire, were enrolled. This questionnaire included 10 questions; each of each was scored on a scale of 0-3, with a maximum score of 30. The data were analyzed after the results had been collated and the higher the DLQI score, the poorer the QoL. The participants’ mean age was 29.53±6.87 years, and mean DLQI score was 6.02±4.94. When we divided the participants into two subgroups according to age, the DLQI scores for younger and older individuals were 7.44±4.99 and 4.33±4.36, respectively (P=0.001). When the melasma area and severity index (MASI) score was used, participants with mild and moderate disease had mean DLQI scores of 5.80±4.72 and 7.11±5.90, respectively. No patient had severe disease. Melasma might affect the participants’ QoL, especially that of the younger individuals, in our study population.

scholarly journals Dermatology life quality index in psoriasis patients attending a tertiary care hospital: a study from North India

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 3277
Author(s):  
Faizan Younus Shah ◽  
Ifrah Shafat Kitab ◽  
Aaqib Aslam Shah ◽  
Faisal Younis Shah ◽  
Mohd Younus Shah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Severe Disease ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Disease Group ◽  
Moderate Disease ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
The Impact

Background: Psoriasis affects nearly 1% of the world population. It can be a source of significant morbidity and psychological stress to the patient but is not lethal under ordinary circumstances. Patients suffering from the disease feel a lack of empathy on part of care-givers, family members, healthcare professionals as well as society in general. Dermatology life quality index (DLQI) is a questionnaire-based assessment of health related quality of life in patients suffering from skin disorders and has been seen to correlate well with the impact of the disease on a patient. This study was done to understand the impact of psoriasis on the overall well-being of patients using DLQI as the tool of assessment.Methods: The study included 40 cases of psoriasis that were assessed for the severity of the disease based on percentage body surface area involvement. The impact of disease severity and other factors on the quality of life of the patient was assessed using DLQI.Results: Out of 35 patients with BSA involvement <50% (mild and moderate disease), 28.6% (n=10/35) showed a very large or extremely large effect on the quality of life while no patient with a BSA involvement >50% (severe and very severe disease) reported the same. A small, moderate or no effect on the DLQI was seen in 71.4% (n=25/35) of cases from the mild and moderate disease group while 100% (n=5/5) of cases from severe and very severe disease group reported a similar effect. Thus, DLQI was not directly related to the extent of BSA involvement and was dependent on other factors as well.Conclusion: Age had a correlation with the effect of the disease on the quality of life of psoriasis cases. Patients who were younger were more likely to report stress and anxiety related to the recurrences seen with the disease. Patients with lesions on sites that are socially exposed like face, hands, scalp, etc. were more likely to feel embarrassed about their condition. Younger age, female gender, lesions on exposed sites and recently diagnosed patients (<12 months) were factors which had a significant impact on the health-related quality of life of patients. The severity of disease and extent of involvement were not always directly related to extent of impact on the quality of life.

scholarly journals The impact of acne vulgaris on quality of life and psychic health in young adolescents in Greece: results of a population survey

2012 ◽  
Vol 87 (6) ◽  
pp. 862-869 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleni Tasoula ◽  
Stamatis Gregoriou ◽  
John Chalikias ◽  
Dimitris Lazarou ◽  
Ifigenia Danopoulou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Dermatology Life Quality Index ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Acne Vulgaris ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Young Adolescents ◽  
Severe Acne ◽  
Study Population ◽  
The Impact

BACKGROUND: Acne vulgaris can severely affect social and psychological functioning. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of acne vulgaris and its severity on Quality of Life of young adolescents in Greece. METHODS: We conducted a questionnaire based survey among 1560 adolescent between the ages of 11 and 19 years old and 1531 of these were completed. Adolescents with acne filled all the questions including the Children Dermatology Life Quality Index. Adolescents without acne filled the questions about age, family history of acne, stress and smoking. Data were analyzed with Pearson Chi Square test. RESULTS: Acne prevalence was 51.2% affecting both sexes equally. Self reported mild acne was present in 71.2% and moderate-severe acne in 28.8% of the study population. The mean age of the study population was 15.77y. The median score of Children Dermatology Life Quality Index was 4.02. The impact of acne on quality of life is associated with the severity of the acne (p<0.0001). Patients with moderate/severe acne experience greater psychosocial and emotional impairment (p<0.0001). Body image is modified proportionally to the severity of acne (p<0.0001). Symptoms and treatment of acne are factors that also influence their quality of life. Girls and boys are equally affected. Stress and heredity are correlated with acne and its severity (p<0.0001). We didn't find any correlation between smoking and acne. CONCLUSION: Acne affects Quality of Life of young adolescents in Greece. The impact is proportional to the severity of acne. More severe acne is associated with greater effect on quality of life with implications for self esteem, body image and relationships with others.

scholarly journals Evaluation of life quality in patients with acnes vulgaris

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (3 (71)) ◽  
Author(s):  
N. O. Voloshyna
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Acne Vulgaris ◽  
Severe Disease ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Moderate Degree ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
The Impact

Abstract. Preliminary few studies indicate that age, gender and duration of acne vulgaris (acne) affect the quality of life of these patients.Objective - to assess the impact of the duration and severity of acne on quality of life of patients in gender, age and professional aspects in connection with the treatment.Material and methods: 98 patients with acne aged 18-29 years, among whom 36 were males (36,73 %), and 62 (63,26 %) females have been examined. The assessment of acne severity classification was carried out according to the classification of the American Academy of Dermatology, while the quality of their life was assessed by means of SF- 36 questionnaire.Results. Mild acne was found in 6 (6,12 %) patients, moderate one in 72 (73,47 %), severe one in 20 (20,41 %) cases. It was established that clinically significant severity of acne was more common in younger male patients (22 years). However, a greater impact on quality of life was found in female patients, older than 22 years, with professions associated with being among a large group of people and in case of long course (more than 4-5 years) of dermatosis. Mild acne had little impact on quality of life.Standard complex acne treatment during two months significantly improved quality of life indicators of patients with moderate degree of acne and most of the indicators in those with severe disease, which, however, didn’t reach the indicators in the people of the control group, and it shows the necessity to improve the programme of treating and preventive measures concerning such patients.Conclusion: Patients with acne have significant changes in life quality, depending on their gender, age and professional peculiarities as well as on the severity of dermatosis course. Determining the indicators of life quality by means of SF-36 questionnaire is an important aspect of the patient’s physical and psychiatric health assessment as well as a reliable criterion of their treatment efficacy.

scholarly journals MELASMA;

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (12) ◽  
pp. 1899-1903
Author(s):  
Wajid Ali Akhunzada ◽  
Naima Luqman ◽  
Asima Luqman ◽  
Muhammad Khalid ◽  
Sultana Jam
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Severity Index ◽  
The Body ◽  
Emotional Wellbeing ◽  
Dermatology Department ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
The Impact

Introduction: Melasma is an acquired, chronic, recurrent symmetricalhypermelanosis which is characterized by brown patches of variable darkness on sun exposedareas of the body primarily on the face.1,2 Melasma is more common in Asians and in peoplewho live in locations that receive high intensity UV radiation.3,4 Melasma is a skin disease thatsignificantly affects social and emotional wellbeing of the patients as well as their Quality of Life(QoL). Objectives: To find out the impact of melasmaon quality of life of the patients. StudyDesign: It is a descriptive study and the sample (patients), were selected through convenientsampling. Place and Duration of study: The study was conducted in the department ofpsychiatry & Dermatology department of Bahawal Vicortoria Hospital, Bahawalpur from July toDecember 2016. Material and Methods: Hundred patients having melasma including 11 malesand 89 females from both departments were included in the study. Two questionnaires wereapplied for measuring target variables, these were (i) Dermatology Life Quality Index to assessthe effect of melasma on quality of life (DLQI) and (ii) Melasma Area Severity Index (MASI) todetermine the severity of melasma. Results: The study included 100 patients of which 89 werefemales while 11 were males. Mean age of the patients was 27+6. Regarding the educationalstatus of patients, the majority (36%) were graduates and 16% had a Masters degree. Of thesepatients, 53% were unmarried while 47% were married. Mean DLQI was slightly higher forfemale patients (13.48) as compared to male patients (12.82). Mean MASI was also higherin females (15.26) as compared to males which was (14.39). Conclusions: Melasma causessignificant negative impact on quality of life especially in women.

scholarly journals Επίδραση της κοινής ακμής στην ποιότητα ζωής και ψυχική υγεία των ασθενών

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ελένη Τασούλα
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Psychological Functioning ◽  
Acne Vulgaris ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Young Adolescents ◽  
Severe Acne ◽  
Study Population ◽  
The Impact

Aim: Acne vulgaris can severely affect social and psychological functioning. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of acne vulgaris and its severity on Quality of Life (QoL) of young adolescents in Greece.Methods: We conducted a questionnaire based survey among 1560 adolescent between the ages of 11 and 19 years old and 1531 of these were completed. Adolescents with acne filled all the questions including the Children Dermatology Life Quality Index (CDLQI). Adolescents without acne filled the questions about age, family history of acne, stress and smoking. Data were analyzed with Pearson Chi Square test.Results: Acne prevalence was 51, 2% affecting equally both sexes. Self reported mild acne was present in 71, 2% and moderate-severe acne in 28, 8% of the study population. The mean age of the study population was 15, 77y. The median score of CDLQI was 4,02. The impact of acne on quality of life is associated with the severity of acne (p<0,0001). Patients with moderate/severe acne experience greater psychosocial and emotional impairment. (p<0,0001). Body image is modified proportionally to the severity of acne (p<0,0001). Symptoms and treatment of acne are factors that also influence their quality of life. Girls and boys are equally affected. Stress and heredity are correlated with acne and its severity (p<0,0001). We didn’t find any correlation between smoking and acne. Conclusion: Acne affects Quality of Life of young adolescents in Greece. The impact is proportional to the severity of acne. More severe acne is associated with greater effect on quality of life with implications for self esteem, body image and relationships with others.

Patient-reported outcomes in children suffering with mild to moderate tonsillitis versus those in children with severe tonsillitis

2014 ◽  
Vol 128 (11) ◽  
pp. 981-985 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Soni-Jaiswal ◽  
I Anderco ◽  
B N Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Severe Disease ◽  
Sleep Apnoea ◽  
Moderate Disease ◽  
Obstructive Sleep ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
Transient Improvement ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact

AbstractObjective:To quantify the impact that mild to moderate tonsillitis has on quality of life in children and compare it to that of severe tonsillitis.Methods:In this prospective study, parents of children aged 0–16 years completed the Paediatric Throat Disorders Outcome Test, and quality of life scores in the tonsillitis groups were compared.Results:A hundred children were recruited: 58 had severe tonsillitis and were offered surgery, and 42 had mild to moderate tonsillitis and were managed conservatively. The mean outcome test scores in those children undergoing surgery were 36.7 for tonsillectomy patients and 36.9 for adenotonsillectomy patients, compared with a score of 31.5 for the mild to moderate tonsillitis patients (p = 0.019).Conclusion:Children with mild to moderate disease had significantly better quality of life scores than those with severe disease. It is thought that those with mild to moderate disease have short-term improvements in general quality of life after surgery, which disappear in the medium term. This transient improvement needs to be balanced against the morbidity of the surgery and the cost burden to the National Health Service. The results of this study support the national drive towards limiting tonsillectomy to children with severe tonsillitis or obstructive sleep apnoea.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the quality of life in adolescents with acne

2014 ◽  
Vol 71 (7) ◽  
pp. 634-638 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vesna Reljic ◽  
Natasa Maksimovic ◽  
Janko Jankovic ◽  
Biljana Mijovic ◽  
Jelena Peric ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Demographic Questionnaire ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Practical Tool ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Impact

Background/Aim. Acne is well recognized condition that adversely affects quality of life (QoL) of the patients. The aim of this study was to determine the self-reported prevalence of acne and its main characteristics in high school pupils, and to assess their QoL. Methods. The cross-sectional study conducted in May 2011 comprised 440 pupils from Serbia (281 from Belgrade and 159 from Uzice). Participation in the study was voluntary and anonymous. Two questionnaires were administered: a short demographic questionnaire, and Children's Dermatology Life Quality Index (CDLQI). Internal consistency was assessed using the Cronbach?s alpha while item-total score correlations were assessed using Spearman's correlation analysis. Results. The majority of the study population (84.3%) were girls, and 15.7% were boys. The total mean age of the pupils was 16.48 ? 0.55 years. A total of 228 (51.8%) pupils self-reported their acne with significantly higher prevalence in Uzice (73.6%) than in Belgrade (39.5%). The mean CDLQI score was 3.55 with the similar quality of life impairment in adolescents from the two cities. The mean Cronbach?s alpha was 0.83. There was a statistically significant positive correlation between the mean overall CDLQI score and CDLQI subscale scores that ranged from 0.401 to 0.841. Conclusion. Our study confirmed that acne is associated with impairment in QoL that is in accordance with previous studies performed on teenagers. The CDLQI is a reliable and valid measure, and can be used as a practical tool for measuring the impact of acne on patients? QoL.

scholarly journals Evaluation of psoriasis area and severity index and its correlation with DLQI in evaluating various parameters in psoriasis – A hospital-based study

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (SPL4) ◽  
pp. 2149-2153
Author(s):  
Joseph Swithin Fernando ◽  
Sathya Narayanan Rajendran
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Disease Duration ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Severity Index ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Reliable Parameter ◽  
Established Disease ◽  
Disease Impact ◽  
The Impact

Psoriasis is a common chronically relapsing autoinflammatory disease of the skin affecting patients of all ages and both genders. There is a more significant impact on the quality of life in patients with established disease. The study was conducted to correlate the relation between dermatology life quality index and psoriasis area and severity index and thereby deriving the impact of one on the other. This is a cross-sectional, descriptive study undertaken in psoriasis patients who had disease manifestations but did not undergo any treatment. Patient’s DLQI and PASI were calculated at a given point of time. Fifty patients participated in the study. Thirty-three patients were men, with a mean age of 37 years, and seventeen patients were women with a mean age of 34 years. PASI & DLQI were tabulated and compared with age, gender, disease duration, occupation etc. PASI is a reliable parameter to measure the severity of disease and DLQI for measuring the quality of life in psoriatic patients. PASI and DLQI are reliable parameters, and combining both and correlating them with various demographic and lifestyle parameters gives a clear indication of how these influence the disease impact in general.

Tinnitus Impact: Three Different Measurement Tools

2003 ◽  
Vol 14 (04) ◽  
pp. 181-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher D. Bauch ◽  
Susan G. Lynn ◽  
Donald E. Williams ◽  
Michael W. Mellon ◽  
Amy L. Weaver
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Severity Index ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Symptom Checklist ◽  
Tinnitus Handicap Inventory ◽  
Measurement Tools ◽  
Medical Population ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact

The impact of tinnitus and overall levels of distress were measured with three assessment tools for patients with tinnitus. The Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI), the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R) and an activities limitations questionnaire were administered to 53 audiology patients reporting tinnitus. Forty-three percent of these patients experienced either quality of life reductions associated with tinnitus, substantial perceived handicap, and/or a high level of distress. Results from the General Severity Index (GSI) of the SCL-90-R indicated that 25% of these patients displayed distress greater than that of the general medical population. The SCL-90-R can be a useful tool for audiologists working with tinnitus patients in assessing needs for referral for psychological or psychiatric counseling.

scholarly journals A comparative study of the voice-related quality of life among Egyptian elderly with and without voice complaints

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nesreen Fathi Mahmoud ◽  
Huda Zahran ◽  
Sherif Abdelmonam
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Voice Disorders ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Voice

Abstract Background This study focuses on the self-perception of the voice in the elderly as assessed by the Voice-Related Quality of Life (V-RQOL) questionnaire. This work aimed to compare differences in the voice-related quality of life outcomes between (1) elderly with and without voice disorders, (2) female and male elderly with voice disorders, and (3) different types of voice disorders, and to explore the correlation between the V-RQOL and perceptual analysis done by the clinician. Forty-three dysphonic and 44 non-dysphonic elderly filled out the Voice-Related Quality of Life (V-RQOL) protocol that analyzes the impact of dysphonia on life quality. Vocal perceptual assessment of each subject with dysphonia was made by three voice therapists, followed by a flexible nasofibrolaryngoscope. Results A significant statistical difference was found between the means of total V-RQOL scores and its subdomains for each group (dysphonic and non-dysphonic). No significant differences were found between male and female elderly with dysphonia. The statistical analysis showed a significant correlation with the vocal assessment made by the clinicians and the V-RQOL self-assessment made by the subjects. Conclusions This study provides valuable information regarding the risk factors that contribute to vocal quality in the elderly population. Our results revealed that different types of voice disorders are common among the elderly population with significant negative effects on quality of life. It was observed that the poorest score on the V-RQOL was for functional voice disorders, followed by neoplastic lesions, whereas MAPLs had the best score on the V-RQOL.

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