Quality of life assessment in male patients with androgenetic alopecia: Result of a prospective, multicenter study

Sung Hyub Han; Ji Won Byun; Won Soo Lee; Hoon Kang; Yong Chul Kye; Ki Ho Kim; Do Won Kim; Moon Bum Kim; Seong Jin Kim; Hyung Ok Kim; Woo Young Sim; Tae Young Yoon; Chang Hun Huh; Seung Sik Hwang; Byung In Ro; Gwang Seong Choi

doi:10.5021/ad.2012.24.3.311

Quality of life assessment in male patients with androgenetic alopecia: Result of a prospective, multicenter study

Sung Hyub Han, Ji Won Byun, Won Soo Lee, Hoon Kang, Yong Chul Kye, Ki Ho Kim, Do Won Kim, Moon Bum Kim, Seong Jin Kim, Hyung Ok Kim, Woo Young Sim, Tae Young Yoon, Chang Hun Huh, Seung Sik Hwang, Byung In Ro, Gwang Seong Choi

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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) 311~318, 2012).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	311-318
Number of pages	8
Journal	Annals of Dermatology
Volume	24
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5021/ad.2012.24.3.311
Publication status	Published - Aug 2012

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Alopecia
Androgenetic
Quality of life

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Han, S. H., Byun, J. W., Lee, W. S., Kang, H., Kye, Y. C., Kim, K. H., Kim, D. W., Kim, M. B., Kim, S. J., Kim, H. O., Sim, W. Y., Yoon, T. Y., Huh, C. H., Hwang, S. S., Ro, B. I., & Choi, G. S. (2012). Quality of life assessment in male patients with androgenetic alopecia: Result of a prospective, multicenter study. Annals of Dermatology, 24(3), 311-318. https://doi.org/10.5021/ad.2012.24.3.311

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