Quality of Life Comparison in Patients With Different Types of Alopecia

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens100 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Alopecia Quality of Life

Interventions

general quality of life questionary

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Variation of score of questionnaire Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) according alopecia type in patient life

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).

Time frame: at day 0

Secondary Outcomes

Variation of score of questionnaire Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) according alopecia type in spouse life