The burden of alopecia areata: a scoping review focusing on quality of life, mental health and work productivity

A Muntyanu, S Gabrielli, J Donovan… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Alopecia areata (AA) is a common inflammatory autoimmune disease of the hair which can
have a significant negative impact on quality of life (QoL), mental health and productivity …

Beyond health-related quality of life: initial psychometric validation of a new scale for addressing the gap in assessing the full range of alopecia areata psychosocial …

K Gorbatenko-Roth, S Wood, M Johnson… - British Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Patients with alopecia areata (AA) report a broad range of psychosocial
outcomes beyond those assessed in existing health-related quality of life measures. Yet, to …

A qualitative interview study to explore adolescents' experience of alopecia areata and the content validity of sign/symptom patient‐reported outcome measures

J Macey, H Kitchen, NVJ Aldhouse… - British Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background The content validity (appropriateness and acceptability) of patient‐reported
outcome (PRO) measures for scalp hair loss, eyebrow loss, eyelash loss, nail damage and …

Wigs and Alopecia Areata: Psychosocial Impact and Economic Considerations

A Courtney, JC Su - Cosmetics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Alopecia areata (AA) presents a challenging and unpredictable condition associated with
substantial psychosocial and financial burdens. A chronic, relapsing form of non-scarring …

[HTML][HTML] “Hair is your crown and glory”–Black women's experiences of living with alopecia and the role of social support

P Clarke-Jeffers, R Keyte… - Health Psychology Report, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND Alopecia is an autoimmune condition that results in hair loss, mainly from
the scalp. There are three specific types of autoimmune alopecia: alopecia areata (AA; small …

Changing face of dermatology–A paradigm shift

DM Thappa - Cosmoderma, 2021 - cosmoderma.org
Over the last three and half-decade of my life, I have seen the changes in dermatology and
marked paradigm shift towards procedural dermatology and cosmetic dermatology …