Quality of life in people with vitiligo: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Vitiligo is cosmetically disfiguring and has profound psychosocial effects due to stigmatization, problems in sexual function, anxiety, self-esteem and difficulty finding employment. Previous studies suggest a reduction in quality of life (QoL) due to vitiligo, but to date no systematic review has q...

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Main Authors: Morrison, B., Burden-Teh, Esther, Batchelor, Jonathan M., Mead, E., Grindlay, Douglas, Ratib, Sonia
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Published: Wiley 2018
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47060/
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author Morrison, B.
Burden-Teh, Esther
Batchelor, Jonathan M.
Mead, E.
Grindlay, Douglas
Ratib, Sonia
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description Vitiligo is cosmetically disfiguring and has profound psychosocial effects due to stigmatization, problems in sexual function, anxiety, self-esteem and difficulty finding employment. Previous studies suggest a reduction in quality of life (QoL) due to vitiligo, but to date no systematic review has quantified this in comparison to people without vitiligo. Therefore, the aim of this review was to compare QoL in people with and without vitiligo.
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spelling nottingham-470602020-05-04T19:26:09Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47060/ Quality of life in people with vitiligo: a systematic review and meta-analysis Morrison, B. Burden-Teh, Esther Batchelor, Jonathan M. Mead, E. Grindlay, Douglas Ratib, Sonia Vitiligo is cosmetically disfiguring and has profound psychosocial effects due to stigmatization, problems in sexual function, anxiety, self-esteem and difficulty finding employment. Previous studies suggest a reduction in quality of life (QoL) due to vitiligo, but to date no systematic review has quantified this in comparison to people without vitiligo. Therefore, the aim of this review was to compare QoL in people with and without vitiligo. Wiley 2018-01-08 Article PeerReviewed Morrison, B., Burden-Teh, Esther, Batchelor, Jonathan M., Mead, E., Grindlay, Douglas and Ratib, Sonia (2018) Quality of life in people with vitiligo: a systematic review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Dermatology, 177 (6). e338-e339. ISSN 1365-2133 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bjd.15933/abstract doi:10.1111/bjd.15933 doi:10.1111/bjd.15933
spellingShingle Morrison, B.
Burden-Teh, Esther
Batchelor, Jonathan M.
Mead, E.
Grindlay, Douglas
Ratib, Sonia
Quality of life in people with vitiligo: a systematic review and meta-analysis
title Quality of life in people with vitiligo: a systematic review and meta-analysis
title_full Quality of life in people with vitiligo: a systematic review and meta-analysis
title_fullStr Quality of life in people with vitiligo: a systematic review and meta-analysis
title_full_unstemmed Quality of life in people with vitiligo: a systematic review and meta-analysis
title_short Quality of life in people with vitiligo: a systematic review and meta-analysis
title_sort quality of life in people with vitiligo: a systematic review and meta-analysis
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47060/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47060/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47060/