ArticleAsia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing
Giving A Face to Chemotherapy-Induced Alopecia: A Feasibility Study on Drawings by Patients.
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- Photobiomodulation therapy in the prevention of chemotherapy-induced alopecia in breast cancer patients: a randomized controlled trial.Lasers in medical science · 2025Trial
- An interview-based qualitative study of scalp cooling, alopecia, and disparities in Black breast cancer patients.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Down-regulation of Shh in the hair follicles of mice during chemotherapy-induced hair loss is mediated by the JAK/STAT1 signaling pathway.FEBS open bio · 2026Article
- "Dear hair loss"-illness perceptions of female patients with chemotherapy-induced alopecia.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022Article
- The Efficacy of Paxman Scalp Cooling System in Preventing Hair Loss in Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy in Western India - Multi-centre Retrospective Cohort Study.Indian journal of dermatologyArticle
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Abstract
objectiveIndividuals with cancer experience the impact of chemotherapy on hair loss in different ways. The aim of this pilot study was to explore patients' experiences of alopecia through patients' drawings.
methodsFifteen female patients diagnosed with cancer and treated with chemotherapy were recruited at the oncological day-care unit of a teaching hospital in the Netherlands. Participants completed a semi-structured interview about alopecia. They drew their head and hair before and during chemotherapy and completed the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (B-IPQ).
resultsThe drawings revealed predominantly physical effects, rather than emotions. Emotions were evident in the text that patients wrote under the drawings and in the B-IPQ open question about the perceived consequences of alopecia. The overall impact of alopecia that emerged from the drawings and the B-IPQ corresponded to the information retrieved from the interviews, namely disappointment, insecurity, sadness, and confrontation.
conclusionsDrawings expose cognitive and emotional responses to alopecia that may be relatively unexplored when using traditional assessment methods such as questionnaires or interviews. In future research, the drawing instructions need to be more specifically focused on feelings in order to better capture emotional reactions to hair loss.
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