“‘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
Aldhouse NVJ, Kitchen H, Knight S, Macey J, Nunes FP, Dutronc Y, Mesinkovska N, Ko JM, King BA, Wyrwich KW. “‘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. Journal Of Patient-Reported Outcomes 2020, 4: 76. PMID: 32914253, PMCID: PMC7483696, DOI: 10.1186/s41687-020-00240-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHair lossPsychosocial burdenGreater disease awarenessSigns/symptomsScalp hair lossExpert clinician inputAvoidance of activitySemi-structured interview guidePhysical signs/symptomsAlopecia ToolDisease recurrenceAA diagnosisAlopecia areataQualitative interview studyEffective treatmentEfficacious treatmentDisease awarenessAreataPatient experienceClinician inputImpair patientsPatientsPsychosocial effectsPsychological impactInterview guide