Quality of life in Patients with Melasma: A Hospital-Based Study

Authors

  • Priyanka Mainali Bakulahar Ratnanagar Hospital Tandi, Chitwan, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1644-4012
  • Anil Kumar Jha DI Skin Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Shristi Shrestha Nepal Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Deeptara Pathak Thapa Nepal Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1602-415X
  • Smita Joshi DI Skin Hospital and Referral Center Pvt. Ltd
  • Bibush Amatya PHECT Nepal, Kirtipur Hospital, Nepal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/njdvl.v20i2.45068

Keywords:

Melasma, Melasma area severity index, Melasma related quality of life

Abstract

Introduction: Melasma is the most common cause of facial melanosis and one of the most common diseases presenting to the Dermatology department. It can lead to psychological and emotional distress for the patients and can hamper their quality of life. So, this study was done to assess the quality of life among patients with melasma so that the need for couseling of these patients could be assessed along with medical treatment.

Materials and Methods: This was a hospital based cross sectional study with 205 clinically diagnosed cases of melasma during the study period of one year. Melasma area severity index (MASI) score was recorded for each patient. Melasma quality of life was evaluated using the Melasma related Quality of Life (MELASQOL) score. MASI score and MELASQOL score were correlated using the Chi square test and socio-demographic details were also recorded.

Results: The mean MASI score in our study was 14.39 and the mean MELASQOL score was 34.98. The correlation of the MASI score with the MELASQOL score was found to be statistically significant (p value = 0.000).

Conclusion: MELASQOL score can be used to assess the quality of life in patients with melasma and the impairment in quality of life depends upon the MASI score.

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Author Biographies

Priyanka Mainali, Bakulahar Ratnanagar Hospital Tandi, Chitwan, Nepal

Consultant Dermatologist, Department of Dermatology, Bakulahar Ratnanagar Hospital,Tandi, Chitwan, Nepal

Anil Kumar Jha, DI Skin Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal

Senior Consultant Dermatologist, DI Skin Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal

Shristi Shrestha, Nepal Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal

Associate Professor, Nepal Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal

Deeptara Pathak Thapa, Nepal Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal

Associate Professor, Nepal Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal

Smita Joshi, DI Skin Hospital and Referral Center Pvt. Ltd

Consultant Paediatric Dermatologist ,DI Skin Hospital and Referral Center Pvt. Ltd

Bibush Amatya, PHECT Nepal, Kirtipur Hospital, Nepal

Consultant Dermatologist,PHECT Nepal, Kirtipur Hospital, Nepal

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Published

2022-09-30

How to Cite

Mainali, P., Jha, A. K., Shrestha, S., Thapa, D. P., Joshi, S., & Amatya, B. (2022). Quality of life in Patients with Melasma: A Hospital-Based Study. Nepal Journal of Dermatology, Venereology &Amp; Leprology, 20(2), 31–35. https://doi.org/10.3126/njdvl.v20i2.45068

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