"'You lose your hair, what's the big deal?' I was so embarrassed, I was so self-conscious, I was so depressed:" a qualitative interview study to understand the psychosocial burden of alopecia areata.

Natalie Valerie Jane Aldhouse Helen Kitchen Sarah Knight Jake Macey Fabio P Nunes Yves Dutronc Natasha Atanaskova Mesinkovska Justin M Ko Brett A King Kathleen W Wyrwich

Published in: Journal of patient-reported outcomes (2020)

AA impairs patients' emotional and psychological wellbeing, relationships and lifestyles. Greater disease awareness and effective treatments are needed.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
physical activity
risk factors
big data
depressive symptoms