Quality of life, self-esteem and perceived severity in a Mexican population with vitiligo: Quality of life in Mexicans with vitiligo

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Objetivo. Estimar un perfil para conocer el deterioro de la calidad de vida en población adulta con vitíligo a partir de variables sociodemográficas, clínicas, autoestima y severidad percibida. Método. Participaron 359 personas con un rango de edad de 18 a 75 años (M = 37.81; DE = 10.03). Se aplicaron el Vitiligo-Specific Quality of Life Instrument y la Escala de Autoestima de Rosenberg. Resultados. El 80.8% de los participantes reportó un deterioro de la calidad de vida significativo, el 91.9% percibió un grado de severidad significativo y el 71.9% reportó una autoestima alta. La calidad de vida se correlacionó con la autoestima y la severidad percibida. En las pruebas comparativas existió significancia en la calidad de vida por estado civil, escolaridad y tipo de vitíligo. Conclusiones. El perfil con mayor deterioro de la calidad de vida fue en pacientes que no contaban con pareja, con menos de 12 años de escolaridad y con tipos de vitíligo generalizado o universal. La autoestima fue menor en quienes no contaban con pareja y con menos de 12 años de escolaridad. La severidad percibida aumentó con el tiempo de diagnóstico (>6 años), vitíligo activo, afectación en la zona genital y con los tipos de vitíligo generalizado o universal.Objective. To estimate a profile that would allow us to know the quality-of-life impairment in the adult population with vitiligo based on sociodemographic and clinical variables, self-esteem and disease severity. Method. A total of 359 people with an age range between 18 and 75 years (M = 37.81; SD = 10.03) participated. The Vitiligo-Specific Quality of Life Instrument and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale were applied. Results. 80.8% of the participants reported significant quality of life impairment, 91.9% perceived a significant degree of severity, and 71.9% reported high self-esteem. Quality of life correlated with self-esteem and perceived severity. In the comparative tests there was significance in quality-of-life impairment by marital status, education and type of vitiligo. Conclusions. The profile with greater quality-of-life impairment was in patients without a partner, with less than 12 years of schooling and generalized or universal types of vitiligo. Self-esteem was lower in those without a partner and with less than 12 years of schooling. Perceived severity increased with disease duration (>6 years), active vitiligo, genital area involvement and with generalized or universal types of vitilig

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