CORRELATION BETWEEN QUALITY OF LIFE AND DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS WITH VITILIGO IN NORTH MACEDONIA
Keywords:
Vitiligo, QL, quality of life index, psoriasis, alopecia areata, body surface area measurement index (BSA), DLQI.Abstract
Many skin conditions affect patients in a multidimensional way, ranging from emotional to social interaction, symptoms, and functional impairment.
Aim: The aim of the study was to measure the QL of patients with vitiligo, expressed through the Dermatological Quality of Life Index (DLQI), as well as the correlation between, disease activity and demographic characteristics.
Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study was realized in a period of 1 year. Two questionnaires were used in the study: the first questionnaire contains data from the DLQI, which measures the QL. The second contains demographic characteristics of patients (age, gender, place of residence, marital status, education), disease activity, comorbid diseases, and size of BSA. DLQI was used for comparison of patients with newly diagnosed vitiligo and also, a comparison was made in terms of disease spread and stability. Data analysis was performed using the Statistica 7.1 for Windows and SPSS Statistics 23.0.
Results: Among 70 subjects included in the study, the total score for the DLQI ranged from 0 to 28 and the average was 11.70±5.7. The QL was significantly worse in the studied group of 16-30 years (13.85±5.3) compared to the population of 51-60 and over 60 years (6.75±5.7, and 7.0±2.3) in terms of daily activities and leisure activities and treatment. As the age of patients with vitiligo advanced, the QL improved. Subjects with higher education had a higher DIQS score (14.41±6.6; p=0.001).
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