Dermatology Unit, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, 18002 Granada, Spain.
Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria ibs.GRANADA, 18002 Granada, Spain.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Dec 6;19(23):16323. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192316323.
A poor quality of life has been described in patients suffering from Alopecia Areata (AA). However, there is little evidence on how AA can impact on those living with patients. The aim of this study is to analyze the impact of AA on a cohabitant’s quality-of-life, mood status disturbances and sexual satisfaction. This is a cross-sectional study of AA patients and their cohabitants. Socio-demographic variables and disease severity, the quality of life, mood status disturbances and sexual dysfunction were collected using validated questionnaires. Eighty-four subjects were included in the study: 42 AA patients and 42 cohabitants. A poor quality of life and worse disease control in the patients were associated with a poorer quality of life of the family, higher scores of anxiety and depression, and the lower sexual satisfaction of cohabitants (p < 0.05). Anxiety and depression in patients were associated with worse family quality of life, higher rates of anxiety and less sexual satisfaction in cohabitants (p < 0.05). To conclude, AA seems to have an impact on the quality of life of cohabitants, leading to increased rates of anxiety, depression, a poorer quality of life, and reduced sexual satisfaction. In light of the results, a global approach for AA patients, including the care of the people who live with them, should be implemented.
斑秃患者的生活质量较差。然而，目前关于斑秃如何影响患者的同住者的证据很少。本研究旨在分析斑秃对同住者生活质量、情绪状态紊乱和性满意度的影响。这是一项斑秃患者及其同住者的横断面研究。采用经过验证的问卷收集社会人口统计学变量和疾病严重程度、生活质量、情绪状态紊乱和性功能障碍。本研究共纳入 84 名受试者：42 名斑秃患者和 42 名同住者。患者生活质量较差和疾病控制较差与家庭生活质量较差、焦虑和抑郁评分较高以及同住者性满意度较低相关（p<0.05）。患者的焦虑和抑郁与同住者的家庭生活质量较差、焦虑发生率较高和性满意度较低相关（p<0.05）。总之，斑秃似乎会影响同住者的生活质量，导致焦虑、抑郁、生活质量下降和性满意度降低。鉴于这些结果，应该对斑秃患者实施包括照顾同住者在内的整体治疗方法。
