Dimensioning the fear of dermatologic diseases

Penha, Mariana Álvares; Santos, Pamela Medeiros dos; Miot, Hélio Amante

doi:10.1590/s0365-05962012000500027

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“…1,5,7,8 In this sample, the highlights were high incidences of onychomycoses in people older than 50, facial melasma in women and dermatoses of a clinical nature as the most referred.…”

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Skin diseases reported by workers from UNESP campus at Rubião Jr, Botucatu-SP (Brazil)

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Silva

Penha

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An. Bras. Dermatol.

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There are few populational studies to estimate the dimension of dermatological diseases. We performed a survey with 515 employees from UNESP campus, Botucatu (SP), exploring demographic data, medical appointments and dermatological diagnoses. Additionally, we induced questions about prevalent diseases. Appointments to the dermatologist were reported by 77% of subjects. The main dermatoses spontaneously reported were mycoses, allergies, nevi and viral warts. There were association of juvenile acne and males (OR=2.3), melasma and females (OR=8.0), and onychomycosis with older age (OR=1.05). Surveys are important to know the demand for dermatology care, besides directing formulation of public health policy and medical education.

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“…1,5,7,8 In this sample, the highlights were high incidences of onychomycoses in people older than 50, facial melasma in women and dermatoses of a clinical nature as the most referred.…”

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confidence: 78%

Skin diseases reported by workers from UNESP campus at Rubião Jr, Botucatu-SP (Brazil)

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Silva

Penha

et al. 2014

An. Bras. Dermatol.

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“…11,23 The ethnical and cultural variations of the population groups studied and their specific representation of the health/disease phenomenon are critical to the universalization of versions of QoL questionnaires developed for specific populations. [24][25][26][27][28] In this case, the VLU--QoL, originally British and based on the Skindex-29 and 19 sub-items established by focus groups started with 48 questions that resulted in the current structure. However, it did not explore aspects connected to the impact of religious syncretism, married life or sexuality of patients, elements that are characteristically present in the reality of Latin populations.…”

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Translation, cultural adaptation to Brazil and validation of the venous leg ulcer quality of life questionnaire (VLU-QoL-Br)

Araújo

Fortes

Abbade

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Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras.

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TranslaTion, culTural adapTaTion To Brazil and validaTion of The venous leg ulcer qualiTy of life quesTionnaire (vlu-qol-Br) Methods: the questionnaire was translated by a professional translator and two dermatologists specialized in the area of venous ulcers (VU), reformulated in a meeting of the three translators. The construct (VLU-QoL-Br) was submitted to pre-interviews with ten VU patients for adaptation of the language. Subsequently, it was applied to patients at the HC-Unesp, and for test-retest reliability for verification of its reproducibility. Results: 82 patients were evaluated, with 56 (68%) women. The age average was 67.3 years. The questionnaire was translated, adapted and applied to the patients. The construct presented high internal consistency (alpha = 0.94) and adequate item-total correlation. When the 32 retests were evaluated, an intra-class correlation was noted for concordance of 0.78 (p<0.01), indicating good reproducibility of the construct. The confirmatory factor analysis corroborated the dimensions of the original questionnaire: activities, psychologies, and symptoms. VLU-QoL-Br scores were associated, independently, to the total area of the ulcers and a lower education level of the subjects (p<0.01). Conclusion: the translation, adaptation and validation of the VLU-QoL-Br questionnaire were concluded, demonstrating good psychometric performance, and enabling its clinical use in Brazil. It is important to evaluate its performance in other regions and different samples of individuals.Uniterms: leg ulcer, venous insufficiency, varicose ulcer, quality of life, validation studies.

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“…A study conducted in Brazil in 2012, the fear of losing all the hairs was as great as the fear of developing a myocardial infarction. 127 …”

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Female Pattern Hair Loss: a clinical and pathophysiological review

Ramos

Miot

2015

An. Bras. Dermatol.

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Female Pattern Hair Loss or female androgenetic alopecia is the main cause of hair loss in adult women and has a major impact on patients' quality of life. It evolves from the progressive miniaturization of follicles that lead to a subsequent decrease of the hair density, leading to a non-scarring diffuse alopecia, with characteristic clinical, dermoscopic and histological patterns. In spite of the high frequency of the disease and the relevance of its psychological impact, its pathogenesis is not yet fully understood, being influenced by genetic, hormonal and environmental factors. In addition, response to treatment is variable. In this article, authors discuss the main clinical, epidemiological and pathophysiological aspects of female pattern hair loss.

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Dimensioning the fear of dermatologic diseases

Cited by 12 publications

References 5 publications

Skin diseases reported by workers from UNESP campus at Rubião Jr, Botucatu-SP (Brazil)

Skin diseases reported by workers from UNESP campus at Rubião Jr, Botucatu-SP (Brazil)

Translation, cultural adaptation to Brazil and validation of the venous leg ulcer quality of life questionnaire (VLU-QoL-Br)

Female Pattern Hair Loss: a clinical and pathophysiological review

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