“‘You lose your hair, what’s the big deal?’ I was so embarrassed, I was so self-conscious, I was so depressed:” a qualitative interview study to understand the psychosocial burden of alopecia areata

“‘You lose your hair, what’s the big deal?’ I was so embarrassed, I was so self-conscious, I was so depressed:” a qualitative interview study to understand the psychosocial burden of alopecia areata

Abstract Background Alopecia areata (AA) is characterized by hair loss that can affect the scalp and body. This study describes the psychosocial burden of AA. Methods Participants diagnosed with AA who had experienced ≥50% scalp hair loss according to the Severity of Alopecia Tool (SALT) were identi...

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Main Authors: Natalie V. J. Aldhouse, Helen Kitchen, Sarah Knight, Jake Macey, Fabio P. Nunes, Yves Dutronc, Natasha Mesinkovska, Justin M. Ko, Brett A. King, Kathleen W. Wyrwich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-09-01
Series:Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes
Subjects:
Alopecia areata
Quality of life
Psychosocial
Qualitative
Health-related quality of life
Conceptual model
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41687-020-00240-7

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