Childhood vitiligo impacts emotional health of parents: a prospective, cross-sectional study of quality of life for primary caregivers.
Gabriela AndradeSneha RanguLauren ProviniElana PuttermanAbigail GauthierLeslie A Castelo-SoccioPublished in: Journal of patient-reported outcomes (2020)
Childhood vitiligo has great emotional impact on the quality of life of caregivers. Recognizing this will enable dermatologist who primarily care for these patients to incorporate care giver specific interventions during clinical visits. Emotional domain scores for parents of children with vitiligo were the most impaired as much or more than of those seen in parents of children with chronic stable medical disease such as type 1 diabetes and asthma.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- palliative care
- type diabetes
- end stage renal disease
- young adults
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- quality improvement
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- public health
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- pain management
- early life
- physical activity
- lung function
- peritoneal dialysis
- childhood cancer
- social media
- patient reported outcomes
- glycemic control