ArticleHealth and quality of life outcomes2020
Evaluating prevalence of depression, anxiety and hopelessness in patients with Vitiligo on an Iranian population.
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- The humanistic burden of vitiligo: a systematic literature review of quality-of-life outcomes.Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV · 2022Pooled it
- Psychosocial Effects of Vitiligo: A Systematic Literature Review.American journal of clinical dermatology · 2021Pooled it
- Physical Activity and Psychological Health in Vitiligo Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study on Depression, Anxiety, and Stress.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Knowledge and attitudes towards vitiligo in egyptian and palestinian communities: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Emotional Dysregulation, Hopelessness and Dysmorphophobic Concerns Among Hospitalized Patients with Autoimmune, Inflammatory, and Metabolic Skin Disorders.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Patient Burden of Nonsegmental Vitiligo: A US Real-World Survey of Dermatologists and Their Patients.Dermatology and therapy · 2024Article
- Prevalence and burden of vitiligo in Africa, the Middle East and Latin America.Skin health and disease · 2024Review
- Fractional CO2 Laser Versus Microneedling Combined with Narrowband Ultraviolet and Topical Steroid for Treating Non-Segmental Vitiligo in Treatment-Resistant Localizations: A Comparative Randomized Clinical Trial Study.Journal of lasers in medical sciences · 2024Article
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- Public Knowledge and Attitude towards Vitiligo: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Jordan.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Anxiety, coping style and hopelessness during COVID-19 pandemic: An Iranian population-based study.Health science reports · 2023Article
- Spontaneous Reversal of Vitiligo, a Rare Phenomenon Reported in a Case in Saudi Arabia with an Insight into Metabolic Biochemical Derangements.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- Vitiligo and Mental Health: Natural Compounds' Usefulness.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Exploring the Efficacy of Fractional Carbon Dioxide Laser as an Add-on Combination to Conventional Therapies for Treatment-Resistant Vitiligo (A Review Article).Journal of lasers in medical sciences · 2023Review
- Impact of Vitiligo on Life Quality of Patients: Assessment of Currently Available Tools.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- A mouse model of vitiligo based on endogenous auto-reactive CD8 + T cell targeting skin melanocyte.Cell regeneration (London, England) · 2022Article
- Analysis of the Spiritual Orientations and the Hopelessness Levels of the Patients Diagnosed with COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study.Florence Nightingale journal of nursing · 2022Article
- Surgical Treatment of Vitiligo.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Role of HMGB1 in Vitiligo: Current Perceptions and Future Perspectives.Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology · 2022Review
- Clinical Features, Immunopathogenesis, and Therapeutic Strategies in Vitiligo.Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology · 2021Review
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Abstract
introductionVitiligo is caused by partial or complete destruction of melanocytes in the affected skin area and influences the patient's quality of life. Besides physical involvement, vitiligo patients experience a high level of stress. Depression and Anxiety are common psychiatric disorders in vitiligo patients.
aimThis study, as the first study, evaluates hopelessness, anxiety, depression and general health of vitiligo patients in comparison with normal controls in an Iranian population.
methodHundred patients with vitiligo and hundred healthy controls were examined. General health, depression, hopelessness and anxiety were evaluated based on general health questionnaire. Anxiety, depression and hopelessness levels were analyzed using Chi-Square, and the mean value of general health was evaluated through t-test.
resultsThe results showed that anxiety and hopelessness levels were significantly higher in vitiligo patients than those who are in healthy controls. This significant difference refers to high levels of anxiety and hopelessness among women with vitiligo. It was also found that the single patients were more anxious, hopeless and depressive, while the married patients were only more anxious and hopeless than those who are in the control group, respectively. General health of patients was significantly worse than in healthy controls. The low level of general health in patients was related to poorer level of general health among women with vitiligo.
conclusionIt seems that women with vitiligo are more mentally stressed than men with vitiligo. Both singles and married vitiligo patients suffer from anxiety and hopelessness.
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