41 citations
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January 2012 in “Journal of Korean Medical Science” This study found a high prevalence of skin diseases, such as acne and tinea pedis, among Korean military personnel, highlighting their potential impact on soldiers' daily lives.
24 citations
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March 2007 in “International Journal of Dermatology” This study translated and culturally adapted the Skindex-16 questionnaire into Arabic, finding it to be a reliable and valid measure of quality-of-life impacts from skin diseases in Saudi patients.
17 citations
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July 2017 in “International Journal of Behavioral Medicine” This study validated the Egyptian Arabic version of the Skindex-16 and found that skin conditions significantly impacted patients' quality of life, particularly in the emotional domain.
9 citations
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January 2014 in “Postepy Dermatologii I Alergologii” This study evaluated the Polish version of Skindex-29, demonstrating its reliability and validity as a tool to measure quality of life in dermatology patients.
2 citations
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October 2023 in “Frontiers in Public Health” This study found that in Hidradenitis Suppurativa patients, the psychosocial subscale of Skindex-17 is most relevant for assessing quality of life across different severity levels, with irritation and pain becoming more pertinent as severity progresses.
November 2024 in “Skin Appendage Disorders” In this study, researchers assessed the quality of life in patients with different types of alopecia using the Skindex-29 and DLQI questionnaires, finding that telogen effluvium and alopecia areata had the greatest pretreatment impact on quality of life, with moderate responsiveness observed after treatment.
February 2022 in “Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal” This study concluded that androgenetic alopecia more severely impacts the quality of life of females compared to males among Pakistani patients, as measured by Skindex-29 scores.
April 2016 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This study found that patients with androgenetic alopecia reported worse symptom-related quality of life scores than those with alopecia areata, particularly influenced by age of onset, disease duration, and severity.
13 citations
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January 2018 in “Annals of Dermatology” Alopecia areata and androgenetic alopecia affect quality of life similarly.
9 citations
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March 2018 in “Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas” This study found that the Spanish version of the Hair Specific Skindex 29 (HSS29) is a reliable and valid tool for assessing the quality of life impact of female androgenetic alopecia.
4 citations
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August 2019 in “Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas” This study evaluated the Spanish version of the Hair Specific Skindex-29 questionnaire and found it sensitive to changes in health-related quality of life among women with female-pattern hair loss.
1 citations
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November 2019 in “Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas” This study found that the Spanish version of the hair-specific Skindex-29 questionnaire effectively detected changes in health-related quality of life among women with female-pattern hair loss, and the scores were significantly correlated with the SF-12 survey results after treatment with a 5 alpha-reductase inhibitor.
June 2026 in “Value in Health”
May 2018 in “Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas” This study validated a Spanish version of the Hair Specific Skindex 29 scale for assessing quality of life in women with female androgenetic alopecia, showing similar psychometric properties to the original.
158 citations
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March 2011 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” In this study, cutaneous lupus erythematosus was associated with significantly impaired quality of life, particularly affecting emotional well-being, compared to other dermatologic and chronic medical conditions.
86 citations
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May 2011 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This study found that patients with alopecia perceive their hair loss as more severe than dermatologists do, and their own ratings of hair loss severity better reflect their quality of life impacts.
52 citations
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March 2016 in “JAMA dermatology” This study found that hirsutism significantly negatively impacts quality of life, with self-assessed severity more strongly linked to quality-of-life impact and depressive symptoms than clinician assessments.
44 citations
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August 2010 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Alopecia areata seriously lowers quality of life, especially affecting self-image, mental health, and social life.
30 citations
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January 2019 in “International Journal of Trichology” This study observed that androgenetic alopecia significantly impacts the quality of life in males, with personal relationships being notably affected, based on Dermatology Life Quality Index and hair-specific Skindex-29 assessments.
25 citations
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December 2015 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This study found that alopecia areata negatively affects patients' quality of life, though less severely than psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, and onychomycosis.
23 citations
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November 2013 in “Lupus” This study found that the quality of life for Japanese lupus erythematosus patients with skin manifestations improved after treatment, though female gender and older age were associated with poorer outcomes in certain quality of life domains.
18 citations
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July 2016 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This review discusses patient-reported outcomes for health-related quality of life in cutaneous lupus erythematosus and reports no new clinical results; the authors note limited existing research and recommend further studies.
15 citations
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July 2021 in “JAMA Dermatology” This study found that androgenetic alopecia is significantly associated with moderate impairment of health-related quality of life and emotions, but not with depressive symptoms.
13 citations
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January 2019 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This study found that those with pityriasis rubra pilaris reported worse quality of life than patients with most other dermatologic conditions, impacting daily activities and emphasizing its severe life quality implications.
5 citations
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April 2016 in “PubMed” This study found that men aged 18-40 with moderate to severe psychosocial impairment from male androgenetic alopecia had a higher risk of sexual dysfunction.
4 citations
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March 2023 in “SKIN The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine” This abstract does not provide specific results or a conclusion; additional context is needed to interpret the data.
January 2026 in “Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna)” This study observed that baricitinib led to significant hair regrowth and improved psychological well-being in severe alopecia areata patients over 48 weeks, with 63.2% achieving a SALT score of ≤20.
September 2025 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Eyebrow and eyelash hair loss in alopecia areata worsens quality of life.
July 2025 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that high-dose UVA-1 therapy appeared to improve both patient-reported outcomes and objective clinical measures in patients with morphea and systemic sclerosis, supporting its potential efficacy for treating scleroderma.
August 2024 in “Frontiers in Public Health” In this study, researchers developed and tested an Italian version of the Skindex-16AA to assess Health-Related Quality of Life in patients with moderate-to-severe Alopecia Areata, emphasizing the importance of patient perception in evaluating their mental health and quality of life.