Department of Dermatovenereology, Military Medical Centre, Belgrade, Serbia.
Mycoses. 2013 Sep;56(5):543-51. doi: 10.1111/myc.12072. Epub 2013 Mar 18.
Onychomycosis is a common, chronic fungal nail infection that can have a significant negative impact on patients' physical and social functioning and emotional well-being. This study was undertaken to assess health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with toenail onychomycosis. The Onychomycosis QoL questionnaire (ONYCHO), as a disease-specific instrument, and the Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36) as a generic instrument, were applied in 140 consecutive patients affected by onychomycosis. Women and patients who were experiencing toenail onychomycosis for more than 2 years were reporting worse disease-specific HRQoL. The patients working in blue-collar occupations and patients with greater involvement of individual nails were more affected by onychomycosis regarding symptoms. The results of this study confirm that although onychomycosis is not a life-threatening disease, it can significantly reduce patients' QoL.
甲真菌病是一种常见的慢性真菌感染，会对患者的身体功能、社交功能和心理健康产生重大负面影响。本研究旨在评估甲真菌病患者的健康相关生活质量（HRQoL）。采用专门的甲真菌病生活质量问卷（ONYCHO）和通用的 36 项简短健康调查问卷（SF-36）对 140 例连续甲真菌病患者进行评估。女性和甲真菌病患病时间超过 2 年的患者报告疾病特异性 HRQoL 更差。蓝领职业的患者和指甲受累程度更大的患者在症状方面受甲真菌病影响更大。本研究结果证实，尽管甲真菌病不会危及生命，但它会显著降低患者的生活质量。
