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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Milobratovic, Danica
• Jankovic, Slavenka
• Vukicevic, Jelica
• Marinkovic, Jelena
• Jankovic, Janko
• Railic, Zoran

Titel

Quality of life in patients with toenail onychomycosis

Ist Teil von

• Mycoses, 2013-09, Vol.56 (5), p.543-551

Ort / Verlag

Germany: Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2013

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Quelle

Wiley Online Library Journals Frontfile Complete

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Summary Onychomycosis is a common, chronic fungal nail infection that can have a significant negative impact on patients' physical and social functioning and emotional well‐being. This study was undertaken to assess health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with toenail onychomycosis. The Onychomycosis QoL questionnaire (ONYCHO), as a disease‐specific instrument, and the Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF‐36) as a generic instrument, were applied in 140 consecutive patients affected by onychomycosis. Women and patients who were experiencing toenail onychomycosis for more than 2 years were reporting worse disease‐specific HRQoL. The patients working in blue‐collar occupations and patients with greater involvement of individual nails were more affected by onychomycosis regarding symptoms. The results of this study confirm that although onychomycosis is not a life‐threatening disease, it can significantly reduce patients' QoL.