Quality of life scales in pigmentary disorders

Pigmentary disorders, especially vitiligo and melasma, are cosmetically disfiguring and have a profound impact on life quality. Various quality of life tools and questionnaires have been devised in order to objectively quantify this psychosocial morbidity, which can guide towards more comprehensive...

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Published inPigment International Vol. 10; no. 3; pp. 142 - 147
Main Authors Shah, Shikha, Narang, Tarun
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Mumbai Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.09.2023
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects
Care and treatment
Causes of
Complications and side effects
Diagnosis
Health aspects
melasma
Pigmentation disorders
Psychological aspects
Quality of life
Social aspects
Stress (Psychology)
vitiligo
India
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Summary:Pigmentary disorders, especially vitiligo and melasma, are cosmetically disfiguring and have a profound impact on life quality. Various quality of life tools and questionnaires have been devised in order to objectively quantify this psychosocial morbidity, which can guide towards more comprehensive patient management. These include generic measures, dermatology-specific measures, and disease-specific measures. The latter are mostly developed for melasma and vitiligo. Most of these tools measure the impact on life quality across various psychosocial domains, particularly feelings of embarrassment about appearances and societal stigma. The present review consolidates the available literature on quality of life scales used in pigmentary disorders.
ISSN:2349-5847
2349-5782
2349-5847
DOI:10.4103/pigmentinternational.pigmentinternational_28_23