TABLE 3.
Quality of Life Questionnaire results
| VIVISCAL, N=17 | PLACEBO, N=19 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question | Baseline | Day 90 | Day 180 | Signif.* | Baseline | Day 90 | Day 180 | Signif.* |
| 1.1 am embarrassed by my thinning hair. | 3.00 (0.94) | 2.59 (1.12) | 1.94 (1.20) | p<0.0001 | 3.21 (0.86) | 2.84 (.83) | 2.42 (0.84) | p=NS |
| 2. Because of my thinning hair, 1 avoid social gatherings. | 1.47 (0.72) | 1.29 (0.69) | 1.12 (0.78) | p=NS | 1.68 (0.75) | 1.74 (0.73) | 1.63 (0.60) | p=NS |
| 3.1 don’t like meeting new people as 1 feel they are judging me because of my thinning hair. | 1.76 (0.83) | 1.12 (0.78) | 1.18 (0.73) | p=0.010 | 1.79 (0.86) | 1.63 (0.60) | 1.74 (0.73) | p=0.030** |
| 4.1 avoid going out during the day because of my thinning hair. | 1.29 (0.69) | 1.24 (0.66) | 1.18 (0.88) | p=NS | 1.58 (0.84) | 1.58 (0.69) | 1.37 (0.68) | p=NS |
| 5. My condition impacts my emotional state at work. | 1.65 (0.86) | 1.53 (1.01) | 1.35 (0.93) | p=NS | 1.79 (1.18) | 2.00 (0.94) | 1.63 (1.07) | p=NS |
| 6.1 feel my thinning hair has impacted my ability to succeed in interviews. | 1.41 (1.06) | 1.18 (1.13) | 1.00 (0.94) | p=0.068 | 1.74 (1.15) | 1.89 (1.05) | 1.53 (1.12) | p=NS |
| 7. My condition has prevented my participation in a sports activity. | 1.41 (1.06) | 1.47 (0.94) | 1.12 (0.93) | p=NS | 1.63 (1.21) | 1.47 (0.96) | 1.42 (0.84) | p=NS |
| 8. My condition impacts my self-esteem. | 3.00 (1.12) | 2.53 (1.13) | 2.00 (1.17) | p<0.0001 | 2.84 (1.21) | 2.68 (0.95) | 2.11 (0.86) | p=NS |
| 9. My condition makes me feel self-conscious about my thinning hair. | 3.06 (0.83) | 2.82 (0.95) | 2.24 (1.09) | p=0.001 | 3.16 (0.83) | 3.05 (1.03) | 2.58 (1.26) | p=NS |
| 10. Because of my thinning hair, I fear being the center of attention. | 2.00 (0.79) | 1.71 (0.99) | 1.41 (1.06) | p=0.053 | 1.79 (1.08) | 1.84 (1.07) | 1.74 (1.05) | p=NS |
| 11.1 feel my thinning hair is affecting my personal relationships. | 2.18 (1.13) | 1.59 (1.06) | 1.59 (1.06) | p=0.050 | 1.79 (1.08) | 1.79 (0.92) | 1.58 (0.77) | p=NS |
| 12. Because of my thinning hair, I am less outgoing than I would like to be. | 2.24 (1.20) | 1.94 (1.20) | 1.59 (1.18) | p=0.045 | 1.95 (1.08) | 1.95 (1.03) | 1.84 (0.69) | p=NS |
| 13. Because of my thinning hair, I feel unattractive. | 2.82 (1.24) | 2.47 (1.18) | 1.94 (1.09) | p=0.001 | 2.89 (0.81) | 2.47 (0.91) | 2.47 (0.61) | p=NS |
*
Repeated measures ANOVA;
**
negative significance; NS=not significant.