RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Quality of life in vitiligo patients in central Saudi Arabia
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 682
OP 687
DO 10.15537/smj.2021.42.6.20200833
VO 42
IS 6
A1 Sulaiman A. Al-Shammari
A1 Hatim M. Alotaibi
A1 Mohammed A. Assiri
A1 Moataz I. Altokhais
A1 Mazyad S. Alotaibi
A1 Mohammad S. Alkhowailed
YR 2021
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/42/6/682.abstract
AB Objectives: To assess the quality of life (QoL) in patients with vitiligo in central Saudi Arabia using the dermatology life quality index (DLQI).Methods: A cross-sectional study spanning over 6 months was conducted on 253 adult patients with vitiligo at the outpatient dermatology clinics of the National Center of Vitiligo (Light Clinics) and King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The patients were asked to complete a self-administered questionnaire using an Arabic version of the DLQI to measure the impact of vitiligo on their QoL. The association between the demographic and diseases characteristic to the median DLQI scores was investigated using binary logistic regression.Results: The median DLQI score was 4, the range 25, min 0 - max 25 and percentiles 2-8. The unadjusted odds ratio (95%CI) showed the median DLQI score was significantly higher in married subjects 2.29 (1.33-3.94) (p<0.01), non-segmental vitiligo 2.10 (1.16-3.79) (p<0.01), and the progressive vitiligo 1.87 (1.09-3.18) (p<0.02) than their counterparts. However, after adjustment only married status predicted the high DLQI score 2.08 (1.11-3.61) (p<0.01).Conclusion: The QoL in vitiligo patients in Saudi Arabia is adverse than those with lighter skin, in other countries. Therefore, in Saudi Arabia, better management modalities to improve patients’ QoL and prevent subsequent mental distress are needed.