Dermatology Life Quality Index in Thai Patients with Facial Port-Wine Stains

• Published in: Dermatology and therapy 2023-10, Vol.13 (10), p.2375-2386
• Main Authors: Jantarakolica, Tatre, Wanitphakdeedecha, Rungsima, Yan, Chadakan, Yogya, Yuri, Manuskiatti, Woraphong, Sudhipongpracha, Tatchalerm
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Complications and side effects; Dermatology; DLQI; Health aspects; Internal Medicine; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Original Research; Plastic Surgery; Port-wine stain; Quality of life; Quality of Life Research; Subjective evaluation; Surveys; TCTR; TCTR20230210001
• ISSN: 2193-8210; 2190-9172
• DOI: 10.1007/s13555-023-01011-0

Introduction Port-wine stains (PWS) are congenital capillary abnormalities caused by immature, venule-like vasculature that progressively dilates due to poor endothelial cell differentiation. PWS affects between 0.3% and 0.9% of newborns, with 90% of cases occurring on the face. Individuals with facial PWS and their parents had a significant negative impairment on their quality of life (QoL) and also suffered from psychological disabilities. Methods This was a cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey study in Thailand from July 2021 to April 2022. The questionnaires included demographic data, subjective evaluation (SE), and the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI). The questionnaire was performed with a full scale and adjusted scale of validity and reliability test of DLQI using factor analysis and Cronbach’s alpha. The study outcome was a subjective evaluation and DLQI in patients who received pulsed dye laser (PDL) treatment. Results Of the 54 patients, 35.2% (19) are male, and 64.8% (35) are female. Regarding age groups, 64.8% (35) are below 5 years old, and 35.2% (19) are older than 5 years. SE results showed that males evaluated an improvement of the facial PWS lesion significantly better than females ( P