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Hair loss perception and symptoms of depression in female outpatients attending a general dermatology clinic / Percepção de queda de cabelos e sintomas depressivos em pacientes do sexo feminino em ambulatório de dermatologia geral
Schmitt, Juliano Vilaverde; Ribeiro, Camila Ferrari; Souza, Fernanda Homem de Mello de; Siqueira, Elisa Beatriz Dalledone; Bebber, Fernanda Regina Lemos.
  • Schmitt, Juliano Vilaverde; Evangelical Medical School of Paraná. Evangelical Teaching Hospital of Curitiba. Dermatology Unit. Curitiba. BR
  • Ribeiro, Camila Ferrari; Evangelical Medical School of Paraná. Evangelical Teaching Hospital of Curitiba. Dermatology Unit. Curitiba. BR
  • Souza, Fernanda Homem de Mello de; Evangelical Medical School of Paraná. Evangelical Teaching Hospital of Curitiba. Dermatology Unit. Curitiba. BR
  • Siqueira, Elisa Beatriz Dalledone; Evangelical Medical School of Paraná. Evangelical Teaching Hospital of Curitiba. Dermatology Unit. Curitiba. BR
  • Bebber, Fernanda Regina Lemos; Evangelical Medical School of Paraná. Evangelical Teaching Hospital of Curitiba. Dermatology Unit. Curitiba. BR
An. bras. dermatol ; 87(3): 412-417, May-June 2012. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-638531
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

Hair loss is a common complaint among women and may be associated with psychological disturbances.

OBJECTIVES:

This study investigated dermatology patients with respect to the prevalence of complaints of hair loss and the association between these complaints and symptoms of depression.

METHODS:

A cross-sectional study was conducted with female outpatients over 20 years of age with no hair-related disorders. Patients were asked about hair loss and were evaluated with respect to symptoms of depression. The following variables were also analyzed age, dermatological diagnosis, comorbidities, medications, family history of alopecia, hair length, the number of hairs extracted in the hair pull test and the presence of hair thinning or seborrheic dermatitis. Data were compared by bivariate analysis and multiple logistic regressions between groups of women with and without hair loss.

RESULTS:

Of the 157 women interviewed, 54% reported hair loss and 29% reported at least two key symptoms of depression. The median (IQD) age of the women was 51 (20) years. Complaints of hair loss were associated with the presence of symptoms of depression even following adjustment for the other covariates (p=0.02; OR=2.79; 95%CI 1.18-6.61). Statistically significant differences were also found between the patients with and without hair loss with respect to age (p=0.03), family history of alopecia (p<0.01), hair length (p=0.01), number of hairs extracted in the hair pull test (p=0.02), hair thinning (p<0.01), seborrheic dermatitis (p<0.01) and problems with personal relationships (p=0.04).

DISCUSSION:

Hair-related disorders are a common topic of interest in this population. The significant association found between this complaint and symptoms of depression indicates a relationship between the perception of hair loss and the psychological well being of the women evaluated.

CONCLUSION:

Complaints of hair loss were common and were associated with a greater prevalence of symptoms of depression among adult female outpatients at a public dermatology clinic.
RESUMO
FUNDAMENTOS Queda de cabelos é queixa frequente entre mulheres, podendo estar relacionada a comprometimento psicológico.

OBJETIVOS:

Investigar a prevalência da queixa de queda capilar em pacientes dermatológicas e sua associação com sintomas depressivos.

MÉTODOS:

Estudo transversal com pacientes femininas, ambulatoriais, maiores de 20 anos de idade, sem doenças capilares. Foram questionadas quanto à presença de queda de cabelos e avaliadas quanto à presença de sintomas depressivos. Também analisaram-se idade, diagnóstico dermatológico, comorbidades, medicações, história familiar de alopecia, comprimento capilar, número de fios obtidos à tração e presença de rarefação capilar ou dermatite seborreica. Os dados foram comparados bivariadamente e por regressão logística múltipla entre os grupos com e sem queixa de queda capilar.

RESULTADOS:

Das 157 mulheres entrevistadas, 54% referiam queda capilar e 29%, ao menos dois sintomas depressivos fundamentais. A idade mediana foi 51+20 anos. A queixa de queda capilar esteve associada à presença de sintomas depressivos, mesmo quando ajustada pelas demais covariáveis (p = 0,02; OR = 2,79 [IC 95% 1,18-6,61]). Pacientes com e sem queixa também diferiram, significativamente, quanto à idade (p = 0,03), à história familiar de alopecia (p < 0,01), ao comprimento capilar (p = 0,01), ao número de fios obtidos à tração (p = 0,02), à rarefação capilar (p < 0,01), à dermatite seborreica (p < 0,01) e a problemas de relacionamento pessoal (p = 0,04). DISCUSSÃO Alterações capilares configuram tema de frequente interesse nessa população. A significativa associação dessa queixa com sintomas depressivos indica relação entre a percepção da saúde capilar e o bem-estar psicológico das mulheres avaliadas.

CONCLUSÃO:

A queixa de queda capilar foi frequente e esteve associada a maior prevalência de sintomas depressivos entre as pacientes adultas de ambulatório dermatológico público.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Depressive Disorder / Alopecia Type of study: Diagnostic study / Observational study / Prevalence study / Qualitative research / Risk factors Limits: Female / Humans Language: English Journal: An. bras. dermatol Journal subject: Dermatology Year: 2012 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Evangelical Medical School of Paraná/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Depressive Disorder / Alopecia Type of study: Diagnostic study / Observational study / Prevalence study / Qualitative research / Risk factors Limits: Female / Humans Language: English Journal: An. bras. dermatol Journal subject: Dermatology Year: 2012 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Evangelical Medical School of Paraná/BR