Bita Kiafar; Vahideh Sabeti; Farhad Faridhoseini; Lida Jarahi; Samaneh Salamian
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Background: Alopecia areata is one of the most common causesof hair loss. In this study, the personality traits and stress levelsof patients with alopecia areata were assessed and comparedwith a control group based on the NEO Five-Factor Inventory(FFI) and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) questionnaires.Methods: ...
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Background: Alopecia areata is one of the most common causesof hair loss. In this study, the personality traits and stress levelsof patients with alopecia areata were assessed and comparedwith a control group based on the NEO Five-Factor Inventory(FFI) and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) questionnaires.Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on 120patients with alopecia areata and 120 healthy individuals as acontrol group from 2015 to 2017 in Mashhad, Iran. The controlgroup was selected from the families of patients who did not havecurrent involvement and no history of alopecia areata, matchedby gender, mean age, and level of education. A dermatologistevaluated the severity score of alopecia in participants. TheNEO FFI and PSS questionnaires were used to assess patients’personality aspects. SPSS v. 20 was used to analyze the data.Results: The results of the NEO FFI questionnaire showed thatstatistically, the mean score of neuroticism in alopecia areatapatients was significantly higher than in the control group(P = 0.023), but the extraversion and flexibility scores weresignificantly higher in the control group than in alopecia areatapatients (P = 0.026 & 0.049, respectively). The PSS questionnaireresults showed that the mean stress score of alopecia areatapatients was similar to the control group (P = 0.12).Conclusion: Our results suggest that compared with healthyindividuals, patients with alopecia areata have higher neuroticismscores and lower extraversion and flexibility scores on the NEOFFI.
M Valikhani; M Barzegari; F Aghainia
Volume 5, Issue 2 , 2002, , Pages 11-14
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Background: Localized and extensive clinical subtypes of alopecia areata (AA) including alopecia totalis and alopecia universalis differ in genetic and immunologic aspects. Objective: Comparison of epidemiologic aspects of localized and extensive subtypes of AA. Patients and Methods: In a prospective ...
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Background: Localized and extensive clinical subtypes of alopecia areata (AA) including alopecia totalis and alopecia universalis differ in genetic and immunologic aspects. Objective: Comparison of epidemiologic aspects of localized and extensive subtypes of AA. Patients and Methods: In a prospective descriptive study, 180 patients suffering from AA attending the skin clinics of Razi Hospital in Tehran in 6-month period were studied. The epidemiological aspects of the disease including age at onset, duration, family history, and mental stress were compared in the localized and extensive subtypes of AA. Results: The age at onset was 13.2 years in localized and 19.3 years in extensive AA (P<0.05). The duration of disease was remarkably longer in the extensive form (42.5 months vs. 17.5 months in localized AA). The role of mental stress was mentioned in 55.6% of cases with extensive form and 27.8% of cases with localized AA (P<0.05). There was no relation between family history of AA and the clinical subtype of disease. Conclusion: Extensive AA begins at a younger age, has longer course, and stronger relation with stress.
E Firooz Ebne Ahmadi; P Sooudi; Y Dowlati
Volume 2, Issue 3 , 1999, , Pages 15-20
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Introduction: Since there is no study in our country about determination the effects of psychogenic factors on psoriasis and because it seems necessary to evaluate the triggering factors of disease in order to lengthen the remission period and decrease the costs and complications, this study was performed ...
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Introduction: Since there is no study in our country about determination the effects of psychogenic factors on psoriasis and because it seems necessary to evaluate the triggering factors of disease in order to lengthen the remission period and decrease the costs and complications, this study was performed to identify the relationship of stress with psoriasis expression and the severity of skin lesions. Materials and Methods: This is a prospective case-control study with simple random sampling which has been performed on 95 subjects above 18 year old in Razi Hospital. The case group was selected from psoriatic patients and the control group from non-psoriatic patients in whom stress does not have any effect on their disease. Two groups were matched for age and sex. Stress was assessed by Holmes and Rahe protocol with some modifications approved by a psychiatrist. Severity of skin lesions in psoriatic patients was also assessed by PASI score. Data Analysis was performed by T test, multiple logistic regression and correlation of Spearman using SPSS (6) software. Results: The mean of severity of stress in psoriatic group was higher than control group (P=0.021). On the other hand, there was a relationship between stress and psoriasis expression; but there was no statistically significant correlation between severity of stress and severity of skin lesions in psoriatic patients (P=0.268). Discussion: Paying attention to the effect of stress on the expression of psoriasis, it is suggested to use psychological methods in addition to routine treatment: So we can reduce emotional stress and shorten the course of this disease.
