Dr. Patel is from the University of Texas Health San Antonio, Long School of Medicine. Drs. Lopes, Jambusaria, and Ahmed, as well as Ms. Sebastian, are from the Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas at Austin/Dell Medical School.
Cutis. 2022 Jun;109(6):327-329. doi: 10.12788/cutis.0531.
Many barriers to care exist for vitiligo patients that can impact patients' quality of life. Because early treatment of vitiligo is more efficacious, we investigated the factors associated with delay to treatment via a retrospective chart review of 102 consecutive patients attending an academic outpatient clinic over a 36-month time frame. Demographic information, clinical characteristics of vitiligo, and treatment details were obtained via a standardized questionnaire given to all patients with vitiligo. Our findings emphasize the need to investigate barriers to care to reduce health disparities among individuals with vitiligo.
许多阻碍因素的存在会影响白癜风患者的生活质量。因为早期治疗白癜风更有效，我们通过对在 36 个月的时间框架内连续 102 名参加学术门诊的患者进行回顾性图表审查，研究了与治疗延迟相关的因素。通过向所有白癜风患者发放标准化问卷，获得了人口统计学信息、白癜风的临床特征和治疗细节。我们的研究结果强调了需要调查阻碍因素，以减少白癜风患者的健康差距。
