Journal article
Childhood vitiligo impacts emotional health of parents: a prospective, cross-sectional study of quality of life for primary caregivers
JOURNAL OF PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES, v 4(1), 20
20 Mar 2020
PMID: 32193721
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Abstract
Background/objectives Individuals with vitiligo have an increased risk of depression, anxiety, social isolation and detrimental effects on body image/self-esteem. However, assessments of quality of life (QoL) impact have not focused on caregivers of children with vitiligo. To address this, we determined the QoL impact in parents of children with vitiligo to assess the relationship between QoL parameters and disease duration, location, and severity. Methods We performed a cross-sectional study involving 123 parents of children diagnosed with vitiligo for at least 3 months, and who presented to the pediatric dermatology clinic of a major United States children's hospital. Parents completed a demographics survey, Quality of Life in a Child's Chronic Disease Questionnaire (QLCCDQ) and Family Dermatology Life Quality Index (FDLQI) to assess QoL measures. The lower the QLCCDQ score and higher the FLDQI score, the more quality of life is impaired. Results Subject age ranged from 20 to 57, and 13.9% received mental health intervention. QLCCDQ emotional domain scores were most impaired, and severity and location of disease impacted these scores. FDLQI scores decreased as children age, indicating overall parent wellbeing increased as children age. Conclusions Childhood vitiligo has great emotional impact on the quality of life of caregivers. Recognizing this will enable dermatologist who primarily care for these patients to incorporate care giver specific interventions during clinical visits. Emotional domain scores for parents of children with vitiligo were the most impaired as much or more than of those seen in parents of children with chronic stable medical disease such as type 1 diabetes and asthma.
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- Title
- Childhood vitiligo impacts emotional health of parents: a prospective, cross-sectional study of quality of life for primary caregivers
- Publication Details
- JOURNAL OF PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES, v 4(1), 20
- Publisher
- SPRINGERNATURE; LONDON
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Drexel University
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000705280100001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85082104697
- Other Identifier
- 991021860680804721
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