Evaluation of the Awareness, Beliefs, and Psychological Impact of Patients with Alopecia Areata in Makkah City, Saudi Arabia.
Basant A AlzubaidyTasneem A BanjarMurouj A AlmaghrabiShahad S AlkidaiwiLena M BasfarKhlood A AlzubaidySafaa K DhafarAymen AlharbiPublished in: Advances in medicine (2023)
Our results show more than two-thirds of the participants were knowledgeable about AA. Most believed that the cause of AA is genetic, nutritional, or health factors and suffered negative psychological effects. According to our study, high levels of anxiety and depression are closely associated with AA patients, which affect their quality of life.