Alomaish Abeer R, Gosadi Ibrahim M, Dallak Fatimah H, Darraj Atheer I, Jaafari Shatha M, Alshamakhy Arar E, Mleeh Nouf T
Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Psychol Res Behav Manag. 2022 Aug 4;15:1989-1996. doi: 10.2147/PRBM.S375247. eCollection 2022.
This study aims to measure quality of life and the presence of depression among adults suffering from perceived hair loss.
This study used a cross-sectional design that targeted adult subjects with perceived hair loss in the Jazan region of Saudi Arabia. Data were collected during interviews in selected primary healthcare centers. Data pertaining to the demography, quality of life, and presence of depression in participants were collected. Quality of life was assessed via a modified Arabic version of the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI). The presence of depression was assessed via Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). A chi-squared test was used to detect statistically significant differences between the levels of quality of life and depression and the measured demographic characteristics.
A total of 483 subjects reported having hair loss. The median age of the sample was 30 years. The majority of the respondents were female (74.5%) and had university-level education (71.4%). Only 169 (35%) reported seeking medical advice concerning their hair loss. The effect of hair loss on quality of life score varied between 2 and 29, with a median score of 6. The median depression level was 6, and the level varied between 0 and 27. Gender, education level, seeking medical care due to hair loss, and worsening of hair loss seem to have an impact on quality of life and depression levels ( values < 0.05).
Nearly half of the sample experienced a more than moderate impact on their quality of life induced by their perceived hair loss. Additionally, more than half of the sample exhibited moderate or stronger levels of depression. Encouraging subjects with perceived hair loss to seek medical advice concerning their hair loss may result in early identification, appropriate diagnosis, and the use of curative measures, may consequently improving patients' quality of life and preventing depression.
本研究旨在测量患有感知性脱发的成年人的生活质量和抑郁状况。
本研究采用横断面设计，以沙特阿拉伯吉赞地区有感知性脱发的成年人为目标对象。在选定的初级医疗保健中心进行访谈时收集数据。收集了与参与者的人口统计学、生活质量和抑郁状况相关的数据。生活质量通过改良的阿拉伯语版皮肤病生活质量指数（DLQI）进行评估。抑郁状况通过患者健康问卷-9（PHQ-9）进行评估。使用卡方检验来检测生活质量水平和抑郁水平与所测量的人口统计学特征之间的统计学显著差异。
共有483名受试者报告有脱发问题。样本的中位年龄为30岁。大多数受访者为女性（74.5%），且拥有大学学历（71.4%）。只有169人（35%）报告就其脱发问题寻求过医疗建议。脱发对生活质量评分的影响在2至29分之间，中位评分为6分。抑郁水平的中位数为6分，水平在0至27分之间。性别、教育水平、因脱发寻求医疗护理以及脱发恶化似乎对生活质量和抑郁水平有影响（ 值<0.05）。
近一半的样本因感知性脱发对其生活质量产生了中度以上的影响。此外，超过一半的样本表现出中度或更强的抑郁水平。鼓励有感知性脱发的受试者就其脱发问题寻求医疗建议可能会导致早期识别、适当诊断并采用治疗措施，从而可能改善患者的生活质量并预防抑郁。
