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

Morrison, B.; Burden-Teh, Esther; Batchelor, Jonathan M.; Mead, Emma; Grindlay, Douglas; Ratib, Sonia

Abstract

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.

Citation

Morrison, B., Burden-Teh, E., Batchelor, J. M., Mead, E., Grindlay, D., & Ratib, S. (2018). Quality of life in people with vitiligo: a systematic review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Dermatology, 177(6), e338-e339. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.15933

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Aug 14, 2017
• Online Publication Date: Nov 16, 2017
• Publication Date: Jan 8, 2018
• Deposit Date: Oct 9, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 17, 2018
• Journal: British Journal of Dermatology
• Print ISSN: 0007-0963
• Electronic ISSN: 1365-2133
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 177
• Issue: 6
• Pages: e338-e339
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.15933
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/903780
• Publisher URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bjd.15933/abstract
• Additional Information: This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Morrison, B., Burden-Teh, E., Batchelor, J. M., Mead, E., Grindlay, D. and Ratib, S., Quality of life in people with vitiligo: a systematic review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Dermatology, which has been published in final form at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bjd.15933/abstract This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.