The Impact of Onychopathies on Quality of Life: A Hospital-based, Cross-sectional Study

Onychopathies or nail disorders are associated with social stigma and causes limitation of daily activities by hampering the function of both fingers and toes. To evaluate the impact of onychopathies on quality of life (QoL) and compare the severity of impact on QoL in various nail disorders. A hosp...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Indian Dermatology Online Journal 2020-03, Vol.11 (2), p.187-194
Main Authors: Tabassum, Hera, Adil, Mohammad, Amin, Syed S, Mohtashim, Mohd, Bansal, Roopal, Agrawal, Divya
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Original
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Onychopathies or nail disorders are associated with social stigma and causes limitation of daily activities by hampering the function of both fingers and toes. To evaluate the impact of onychopathies on quality of life (QoL) and compare the severity of impact on QoL in various nail disorders. A hospital-based cross-sectional study consisting of 540 patients with onychopathies was conducted in the dermatology outpatient department. Patients were requested to complete a nail-specific QoL questionnaire consisting of 24 and 16 questions, respectively, for fingernails (group F) and toenails (group T) with five possible responses to each question. A score of 1-5 was given to each response. Statistical analysis was done to compare the impact of QoL on the different types of onychopathies. We found that onychopathies have a significant impact on QoL. QoL was significantly more affected when multiple nails were involved ( = 0.020 for group F and = 0.001 for group T). QoL impact was statistically more significant in women ( = 0.038 for group F and < 0.001 for group T) and in younger people aged
ISSN:2229-5178
2249-5673
DOI:10.4103/idoj.IDOJ_272_19