Alopecia, Quality of Life
Conditions
Keywords
alopecia, quality of life, partner
Brief summary
Hair loss is a frequent cause of patient consultation in dermatology. It is known to have a strong impact on patients' quality of life for many reasons; such as esthetic aspect, financial implications, social consequences. Numerous studies have assessed the impact of some types of alopecia on patients' quality of life. One study compared the quality of life in patients with scarring alopecia with patients of non-scarring alopecia. No studies have compared quality of life between the different types of scarring alopecia nor different types of non-scarring alopecia. However, none have assessed the impact on the patient partner quality of life. In addition, few treatments for alopecia are covered by national health insurance in France. The main objective is to compare the impact on the quality of life in different types of alopecia. By using the average scores of the questionnaire Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) for each type of alopecia.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALgeneral quality of life questionary
Every patient will have to fill out a general quality of life questionary : DLQI (Dermatology Life Quality Index)
BEHAVIORALspecific quality of life questionary
Every patient will have to fill out a specific quality of life questionary : Hair Specific Skindex 29.
Sponsors
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* patients affiliated to social security * patients able to understand and fill out a questionnaire * patients over 18 years old * patient consulting in the dermatology department of Amiens University Hospital for a primary alopecia
Exclusion criteria
* minors * patients under guardianship, deprived of liberty * scalp affections other than alopecia * secondary alopecia
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Variation of score of questionnaire Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) according alopecia type in patient life | at day 0 | The Dermatology life Quality Index (DLQI) is a ten-question questionnaire used to measure the impact of skin disease on the quality of life of an affected person. It is designed for people aged 16 years and above. There are 10 questions, covering the following topics: symptoms, embarrassment, shopping and home care, clothes, social and leisure, sport, work or study, close relationships, sex, treatment. Each question refers to the impact of the skin disease on the patient's life over the previous week. Each question is scored from 0 to 3, giving a possible score range form 0 (meaning no impact of skin disease on quality of life) to 30 (meaning maximum impact on quality of life). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Variation of score of questionnaire Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) according alopecia type in spouse life | at day 0 | The Dermatology life Quality Index (DLQI) is a ten-question questionnaire used to measure the impact of skin disease on the quality of life of an affected person. It is designed for people aged 16 years and above. There are 10 questions, covering the following topics: symptoms, embarrassment, shopping and home care, clothes, social and leisure, sport, work or study, close relationships, sex, treatment. Each question refers to the impact of the skin disease on the patient's life over the previous week. Each question is scored from 0 to 3, giving a possible score range form 0 (meaning no impact of skin disease on quality of life) to 30 (meaning maximum impact on quality of life). |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed