Open AccessAlopecia Areata-Quality of Life Index questionnaire (reliability and validity of the Persian version) in comparison to Dermatology Life Quality Index
Author(s) -
Maryam Nasimi,
Narges Ghandi,
Leyla Torabzade,
Safoura Shakoei
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of trichology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.494
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 0974-9241
pISSN - 0974-7753
DOI - 10.4103/ijt.ijt_112_20
Subject(s) - dermatology life quality index , alopecia areata , quality of life (healthcare) , persian , medicine , reliability (semiconductor) , validity , disease , clinical psychology , dermatology , psychometrics , theology , philosophy , nursing , quantum mechanics , power (physics) , physics
Alopecia areata (AA) is an autoimmune disease with an incidence of 2% globally and plays a key role in the quality of life (QOL) of patients with AA. It has been recently shown that there are no sufficient disease-specific questionnaires to assess the QOL in patients with AA.