Psychosocial effects of vitiligo: a systematic literature review

K Ezzedine, V Eleftheriadou, H Jones, K Bibeau… - American Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background Patients with vitiligo experience reduced quality of life. Objective To
comprehensively describe the available evidence for psychosocial burden in vitiligo …

The humanistic burden of vitiligo: a systematic literature review of quality‐of‐life outcomes

M Picardo, RH Huggins, H Jones… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Despite historical mischaracterization as a cosmetic condition, patients with the autoimmune
disorder vitiligo experience substantial quality‐of‐life (QoL) burden. This systematic …

Worldwide expert recommendations for the diagnosis and management of vitiligo: Position statement from the International Vitiligo Task Force Part 1: towards a new …

N van Geel, R Speeckaert, A Taïeb… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background The treatment of vitiligo can be challenging and depends on several factors
such as the subtype, disease activity, vitiligo extent, and treatment goals. Vitiligo usually …

Meta‐analytic review of high anxiety comorbidity among patients with vitiligo

J Liu, R Tang, Y Xiao, M Luo, Y Shi… - BioMed Research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Vitiligo is a disfiguring skin disease with profound psychosocial impacts, such
as anxiety, but the reported effect sizes of associations vary. We aimed to conduct a meta …

Patients' perspective on current treatments and demand for novel treatments in vitiligo

VS Narayan, SE Uitentuis, RM Luiten… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background The treatment of non‐segmental vitiligo (NSV) remains a challenge. Current
treatments often achieve suboptimal clinical results. To improve these treatment results …

Quality of life measurement in vitiligo. Position statement of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Task Force on Quality of Life and Patient …

PV Chernyshov, L Tomas‐Aragones… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Members of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) Task
Force on Quality of Life (QoL) and Patient Oriented Outcomes reviewed the instruments …

Meaningful changes in what matters to individuals with vitiligo: content validity and meaningful change thresholds of the vitiligo area scoring index (VASI)

H Kitchen, KW Wyrwich, C Carmichael, LS Deal… - Dermatology and …, 2022 - Springer
Introduction This study explored patients' and dermatologists' priority outcomes for treatment
to address, clinical outcome assessments (COA) for use in vitiligo clinical trials, and …

Psychosocial impact of vitiligo in patients with skin of color

N Mehta, V Gupta - Dermatological Reviews, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Vitiligo exerts a significant negative effect on patients quality of life. Patients with skin of
colour have a more negative attitude towards vitiligo than those with fairer skin. Many myths …

A qualitative study to develop and evaluate the content validity of the vitiligo patient priority outcome (ViPPO) measures

H Kitchen, K Gandhi, C Carmichael, KW Wyrwich… - Dermatology and …, 2022 - Springer
Introduction Vitiligo can be associated with a psychological burden, stigmatization and
impaired quality of life. Tools to assess the impact of vitiligo exist; however, none were …

Vitiligo Treatment Impact score (VITs): development and validation of a vitiligo burden of treatment questionnaire using the ComPaRe Vitiligo e‐cohort

J Shourick, J Seneschal, N Andreu… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Vitiligo management is challenging and requires long‐term adherence of
patients who often complain of the burden associated with treatment. Objective To develop …