Quality of life in patients with allergic contact dermatitis

Kadyk, Deana L.; McCarter, Kevin S.; Achen, Fritz; Belsito, D.

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“…19 No entanto, a qualidade de vida engloba diversos âmbitos e talvez os maiores prejuízos em termos de lesões mais expostas estejam relacionados à autoestima, à auto-imagem e ao auto-conceito o que pode ser reforçado pela informação do constrangimento que as lesões visíveis causam no paciente. 20 Uma das limitações do estudo foi não ter avaliado separadamente os sujeitos que tinham outro problema de saúde além do de pele, o que pode ter interferido nos resultados, em especial do SF-36, por talvez ter captado prejuízos de outras doenças que não a de pele.…”

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Qualidade de vida e localização da lesão em pacientes dermatológicos

Ludwig

Oliveira

Müller

et al. 2009

An. Bras. Dermatol.

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Resumo: FUNDAMENTOS -O aspecto visível das lesões de pele e seu impacto psicológico interferem na qualidade de vida dos pacientes. OBJETIVOS -Avaliar qualidade de vida e localização da lesão dermatológica, verificar associação entre variáveis e comparar níveis de qualidade de vida em pacientes com lesões na face/ou mãos e pacientes somente com lesões em outras regiões do corpo que não face e/ou mãos. MÉTODO -Estudo transversal, descritivo, de associação. Foram avaliados 205 sujeitos através do Questionário Genérico de Qualidade de Vida-SF-36 "The Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short-Form Health Survey" (SF-36) e do Dermatology Life quality Index, fichas de dados sócio-demográficos e de localização da lesão. RESULTADOS -Não foram observadas diferenças significativas na qualidade de vida entre os dois grupos, mas o número de associações entre SF-36 e DLQI-BRA foi superior no grupo com lesões em face e/ou mãos. Diferenças significativas foram verificadas quando da divisão em cinco grupos. A diferença significativa (p=0,05) foi entre o grupo com lesões somente em face e/ou mãos e o grupo com lesões generalizadas, sendo que este último teve posto médio de 114,06 contra 69,1935 do outro grupo. CONCLUSÕES -Independente da localização da lesão, o sentimento de exposição e os prejuízos a que fica sujeito o paciente dermatológico são semelhantes. As doenças da pele, ao que parece, provocam sentimento de exposição e constrangimento, independente do local do corpo acometido, pois na aproximação mais íntima de outra pessoa está implicada certa exposição. Palavras-chave: Dermatologia; Psicologia; Qualidade de vida Abstract: Background -The visible aspect of skin lesions and its psychological impact interfere in the quality of life of patients. Objectives-To assess the quality of life and site of dermatological lesion; to check associations between variables and compare levels of quality of life in patients with lesions on the face and/or hands and patients with lesions in parts of the body other than face and/or hands. Methods -descriptive, association-based cross-sectional study. Two hundred and five subjects were assessed using SF-36 Generic Life Quality Questionnaire "The Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short-Form Health Survey" (SF-36); the Dermatology Life Quality Index DLQI-BRA, and socio-demographical and lesion site data files. Results -No significant differences were observed in the results for quality of life between the two groups but the number of associations between SF-36 and DLQI-BRA was higher in the group with lesions on the face and/or hands. Significant differences were verified in a further detailed division into five groups. The significant difference (p=0.05) appeared between the group with lesions on the face and/or hands and the group with generalized lesions, being that the latter presented an average ranking of 114.06 compared with 69.1935 in the former group. Conclusion -Regardless of the site of lesion, the feeling of exposure and the damages to which the dermatological patients are exposed are simi...

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Qualidade de vida e localização da lesão em pacientes dermatológicos

Ludwig

Oliveira

Müller

et al. 2009

An. Bras. Dermatol.

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“…It is often the case that executing normal tasks, such as shopping, cleaning or baby care are practically impossible, e.g. for patients with dermal changes located on their hands (26). It is quite reasonable to expect that a patient encumbered with such limitations may perceive himself/herself as useless and worthless.…”

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“…According to this viewpoint, quality of life comprises factors, such as physical, functional, emotional and intellectual well-being, work, family, friends and other particulars. In spite of numerous concepts and definitions of quality of life, the majority of the researchers agree that factors affecting quality of life should be divided into two everyday life (impede or completely prevent normal functions), which results in a considerable mental discomfort (14,26). Thus, in most cases, assessment of the quality of life among the dermatology patients is low (16,17,(19)(20)(21)(22)26).…”

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“…In spite of numerous concepts and definitions of quality of life, the majority of the researchers agree that factors affecting quality of life should be divided into two everyday life (impede or completely prevent normal functions), which results in a considerable mental discomfort (14,26). Thus, in most cases, assessment of the quality of life among the dermatology patients is low (16,17,(19)(20)(21)(22)26). A person affected by dermal problems must, in the first place, cope with his/her own emotional reactions and, in the second place, with restraints in the person's everyday (professional, family, social) life.…”

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Self-Image and Quality of life of Dermatology Patients

Potocka¹,

Turczyn-Jabłońska²,

Kieć-Swierczyńska³

2008

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

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Objectives: The problems of self-image among patients with dermal problems have been seldom explored. As dermal diseases detrimentally affect well-being, functioning and adaptation of dermatology patients, they may decrease the level of self-acceptance. Self-image, on the other hand, may significantly affect the own mental health status and quality of life (QoL) in that group of patients. The aim of our research was to assess mental health status and quality of life of patients with dermal problems in respect of the level of their self-acceptance. Materials and Methods: The participants were patients of the Occupational Diseases Outpatient Clinic and the Occupational and Environmental Allergy Centre of the Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine (NIOM). In total, 112 patients were examined, including 37 with diagnosed urticaria, 50 with allergic contact dermatitis and 25 with atopic dermatitis. General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) was used to assess patients' mental health, a Polish version of Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) was employed for the assessment of their life quality, while Self-Acceptance Scale (SAS) served to obtain patients' self-image. Results: There were statistically significant differences in the assessment of mental health and quality of life, depending on the level of self-acceptance. People with high self-acceptance are characterised by better mental health condition than those with low self-acceptance (t = 4.8; p = 0.00). The patients with negative self-image (compared to those with positive self-image) deem also their quality of life to be poor (t = 3.1; p = 0.00). Conclusion: A relationship has been found to exist both between mental health condition and the subjective assessment of life quality, and self-image. Thus, both patient's mental health status and his/ her self image constitute major determinants of the quality of life that are worth to be monitored in dermatology patients. Their treatment procedure should include also psychological consulting or psychotherapy. INTRODUCTIONSelf-image constitutes an essential element of the personality structure that affects human mental life and attitude to the external world. Self-image controls human activities, relationships with the environment, behavioursparticularly in difficult circumstances (1,2). Self-image is made of a person's assumptions and notions about himself/herself -about his/her apperance, abilities and skills, attitudes towards other people, and also about the way in which he/she perceives (2-4) his/her environment. Selfimage is a predictor of the general life satisfaction (5) and thus affects the assessment of the quality of life.

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“…Widespread hand dermatitis on initial examination was found to be the greatest factor for a poor long-term prognosis in a third study [Meding et al 2005]. In addition, many skin disorders, including contact dermatitis, have been shown to have a significant impact on quality of life [Kadyk et al 2003;Cvetkovski et al 2005;Fowler et al 2006;Lan et al 2008].…”

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confidence: 99%

Health hazard evaluation report: HETA-2007-0261-3122, evaluation of contact dermatitis among ink ribbon manufacturing employees - New York.

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Quality of life in patients with allergic contact dermatitis

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Qualidade de vida e localização da lesão em pacientes dermatológicos

Qualidade de vida e localização da lesão em pacientes dermatológicos

Self-Image and Quality of life of Dermatology Patients

Health hazard evaluation report: HETA-2007-0261-3122, evaluation of contact dermatitis among ink ribbon manufacturing employees - New York.

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