Stigmatization caused by hair loss - a systematic literature review
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Stigmatization caused by hair loss - a systematic literature review. / Schielein, Maximilian Christian; Tizek, Linda; Ziehfreund, Stefanie; Sommer, Rachel; Biedermann, Tilo; Zink, Alexander.
in: J DTSCH DERMATOL GES, Jahrgang 18, Nr. 12, 12.2020, S. 1357-1368.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Review › Forschung
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T1 - Stigmatization caused by hair loss - a systematic literature review
AU - Schielein, Maximilian Christian
AU - Tizek, Linda
AU - Ziehfreund, Stefanie
AU - Sommer, Rachel
AU - Biedermann, Tilo
AU - Zink, Alexander
N1 - © 2020 The Authors. Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Deutsche Dermatologische Gesellschaft.
PY - 2020/12
Y1 - 2020/12
N2 - Hair loss is a symptom that can cause stigmatization and severe impairment of quality of life. The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the literature on stigmatization of hair loss. Using predefined MeSH terms and keywords, a systematic search was performed in the databases MEDLINE (PubMed), EMBASE, PsycINFO and PsycNET. No time restriction was chosen (last update: May 07, 2019; PROSPERO registration number: CRD42019122966). A total of 98 studies were identified, of which eleven were selected for inclusion in this work. The Hairdex, a questionnaire on disease-specific quality of life, was the most frequently used instrument for the quantitative assessment of stigma. The studies were highly heterogeneous and values for stigmatization of androgenetic alopecia varied widely. However, regardless of the pathogenesis, patients with hair loss often suffer from stigmatization which limits their quality of life. Stigmatization of people with visible skin lesions has often been neglected in clinical practice and in daily contact with affected individuals. Studies that specifically address the stigma of hair loss are rare. Further studies are needed to achieve comparability within pathogeneses as well as with other visible dermatoses in order to better understand the enormous psychosocial burden of hair loss.
AB - Hair loss is a symptom that can cause stigmatization and severe impairment of quality of life. The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the literature on stigmatization of hair loss. Using predefined MeSH terms and keywords, a systematic search was performed in the databases MEDLINE (PubMed), EMBASE, PsycINFO and PsycNET. No time restriction was chosen (last update: May 07, 2019; PROSPERO registration number: CRD42019122966). A total of 98 studies were identified, of which eleven were selected for inclusion in this work. The Hairdex, a questionnaire on disease-specific quality of life, was the most frequently used instrument for the quantitative assessment of stigma. The studies were highly heterogeneous and values for stigmatization of androgenetic alopecia varied widely. However, regardless of the pathogenesis, patients with hair loss often suffer from stigmatization which limits their quality of life. Stigmatization of people with visible skin lesions has often been neglected in clinical practice and in daily contact with affected individuals. Studies that specifically address the stigma of hair loss are rare. Further studies are needed to achieve comparability within pathogeneses as well as with other visible dermatoses in order to better understand the enormous psychosocial burden of hair loss.
U2 - 10.1111/ddg.14234
DO - 10.1111/ddg.14234
M3 - SCORING: Review article
C2 - 33015951
VL - 18
SP - 1357
EP - 1368
JO - J DTSCH DERMATOL GES
JF - J DTSCH DERMATOL GES
SN - 1610-0379
IS - 12
ER -
