Open AccessAssessment of quality of life in vitiligo patients attending a tertiary care hospital - A cross sectional study
Author(s) -
Suman Baidya,
Pranjal Dey,
Rakesh Mohanty
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
industrial psychiatry journal/industrial psychiatry journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-2795
pISSN - 0972-6748
DOI - 10.4103/ipj.ipj_16_20
Subject(s) - vitiligo , dermatology life quality index , medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , depression (economics) , depigmentation , cross sectional study , outpatient clinic , chi square test , dermatology , disease , pathology , nursing , economics , macroeconomics , statistics , mathematics
Vitiligo is a common form of localized depigmentation of skin which draws unusual attention to the patient especially when it is in visible areas of the body. The appearance of visible skin lesions and its chronic progression may cause a significant burden on patients' health-related quality of life and psychiatric morbidity may arise as a complication.