• María L Peralta-Pedrero, Germán Guerrero-Oliva, Martha A Morales-Sánchez, Georgina Q Chirino-Castillo, Daniela Marín-Rivera, Miguel A Núñez-Benítez, and Fermín J Santa-Cruz.
• Centro Dermatológico "Dr Ladislao de la Pascua", Research Unit.
• Gac Med Mex. 2022 Jan 1; 158 (6): 393400393-400.

IntroductionVitiligo is an incurable, slowly progressive skin condition, the prevalence of which ranges from 0.4 to 2.0%. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) refers to self-perceived well-being associated with the presence of a disease and its treatment.MethodsCross-sectional study at a dermatological center. Adults with non-segmental vitiligo (NSV) were included, while patients with other pigmentary disorders and other types of vitiligo were excluded. The VitiQoL questionnaire (0 = no skin involvement, 90 = maximum skin involvement), the Vitiligo Extent Score (VES) and the Vitiligo Area Scoring Index (VASI) were applied.Results492 patients did participate; 63% were women. An average score of 32.6 was obtained on VitiQoL (95% CI = 30.6-34.5). Self-perception of severity and HRQoL were correlated (r = 0.568, p < 0.001). Age, the female gender, lower education and higher self-perceived severity were associated with poorer HRQoL. The proportion of subjects who reported an addiction was similar in the worst and best HRQoL groups (28% vs. 32%, p = 0.23).ConclusionPoorer HRQoL is explained by severity self-perception, concern about disease progression, appearance of the skin and necessary actions to avoid sun exposure during recreation.Copyright: © 2022 Permanyer.

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