The use of HSQoL-24 in an assessment of quality-of-life impairment among hidradenitis suppurativa patients: First look at real-life data

Krajewski, P.K. ; Marrón, S.E. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Gomez-Barrera, M. ; Tomas-Aragones, L. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Gilaberte-Calzada, Y. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Szepietowski, J.C.

Resumen: Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory skin disorder with well-documented effects on patients’ quality of life (QoL). The aim of this study was to evaluate the QoL of patients with HS via the use of a newly developed questionnaire: Hidradenitis Suppurativa Quality of Life-24 (HSQoL-24). This study was performed on a population of 342 HS patients. Their QoL was assessed via the HSQoL-24 questionnaire. The perceived impairment of QoL due to HS in the studied group was considered to be serious (mean HSQoL-24 score: 58.3 ± 21.0 points). Women tended to experience a significantly higher impact from the disease than men (61.6 ± 19.2 points vs. 51.1 ± 23.1 points, p < 0.001). The HS severity had an effect on the perceived QoL, with statistically significant differences being evident between the self-assessed HS severity groups. The level of QoL impairment correlated positively with the number of affected body areas (r = 0.285, p < 0.001) and the duration of the disease (r = 0.173, p = 0.001), while the patients’ age at disease onset correlated negatively with the HSQoL-24 global score (r = -0.182, p = 0.001). Patients living in their family house scored higher than other groups. The least affected were patients who lived alone. The study shows that the HSQoL-24 questionnaire is a reliable, HS-specific tool for measuring the QoL among patients with HS in real-life clinical settings. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.3390/jcm10225446

Año: 2021

Publicado en: Journal of Clinical Medicine 10, 22 (2021), 5446 [9 pp]
ISSN: 2077-0383

Factor impacto JCR: 4.964 (2021)

Categ. JCR: MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL rank: 55 / 172 = 0.32 (2021) - Q2 - T1

Factor impacto CITESCORE: 4.4 - Medicine (Q2)

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 1.04 - Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q1)

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Área Psicolog.Evolut.Educac (Dpto. Psicología y Sociología)
Área (Departamento): Área Dermatología (Dpto. Medicina, Psiqu. y Derm.)