Quality of Life Assessment in Male Patients with Androgenetic Alopecia: Results of a Prospective, Multicenter Study

January 2012 in “ Annals of Dermatology ”

Sung Koo Han, Ji Yeon Byun, Won Young Lee, Hoon Chul Kang, Yong Uk Kye, Ki-Hyun Kim, Won Ho Kim, Moon-Bum Kim, Seong Hun Kim, Hyung Sik Kim, Woo-Young Sim, Tae Ki Yoon, Chang Hun Huh, Seung Yong Hwang, Byung In Ro, Gwang Seong Choi

androgenetic alopecia Hair Specific Skindex-29 alopecia quality of life AGA QoL

Studysummary In this study, researchers found that androgenetic alopecia significantly harms quality of life, particularly in younger patients, those with more severe or long-term alopecia, and those who have sought non-medical hair care. Our plain-language summary of this paper — not a Tressless recommendation.

This study assessed the quality of life (QoL) of male patients with androgenetic alopecia (AGA) using the Hair Specific Skindex-29 questionnaire. The results showed that patients with AGA have significantly decreased QoL, and factors such as previous non-medical hair care, hospital visits for AGA treatment, younger age, longer duration of AGA, and severe alopecia can further damage their QoL. Physicians need to address the psychosocial and QoL issues when treating patients with alopecia.

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