The relation between illness perceptions and psychiatric morbidity among patients with vitiligo, in Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia

2016-05-31T08-35-39Z
Source: International Journal of Medical Science and Public Health
Mokhtar Mahfouz Shatla, Israa Abdulhadi AlSofyani, Samira Waslullah Almitairi, Ahmad Saud Alrahili, Amani Wasal Alsolami.
Background: Vitiligo is a prevalent macular skin depigmentation that can impose significant psychiatric morbidity in terms of depression and anxiety. Patients with vitiligo, as well as other chronic diseases, react to their illness by developing their own beliefs and perceptions that might affect their health and well-being. Objective: This study aimed to assess the rate of depression and anxiety among patients with vitiligo, and to evaluate the relation between patients perceptions regarding vitiligo and the increased likelihood of depression and anxiety. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study included consecutive adult patients with vitiligo who attended the Laser and Skin Clinic in King Fahd Hospital, in Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia. Participants were invited to respond to the Arabic versions of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and the Revised-Illness Perceptions Questionnaire (IPQ-R). Patients sociodemographic characteristics were recorded. Results: Out of 132 patients, 49 (37.1%) had depression and 56 (42.4%) had anxiety. Pearsons correlation showed significant association between depression and anxiety, and various dimensions of the patients poor illness perceptions (P

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