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. 2020 Sep 11;22(9):e22288. doi: 10.2196/22288

Table 3.

Associations of epidemic-related impacts with patient-reported outcomes of skin diseases (N=506).

Exposure group Perceived stress
(VASa ≥7)
Depression
(PHQ-9b ≥8)
Anxiety
(GAD-7c ≥8)
Impaired quality of life
(DLQId ≥10)


aORe,f 95% CI P value aOR 95% CI P value aOR 95% CI P value aOR 95% CI P value
Isolation

Unaffected Refg N/Ah N/A Ref N/A N/A Ref N/A N/A Ref N/A N/A

Restricted 0.90 0.52-1.56 .71 1.36 0.84-2.21 .21 1.39 0.73-2.64 .31 1.22 0.70-2.12 .48

Isolated 1.02 0.59-1.77 .93 1.81 1.13-2.89 .013 2.20 1.23-3.96 .008 1.78 1.05-3.01 .03
Loss of income

Unaffected Ref N/A N/A Ref N/A N/A Ref N/A N/A Ref N/A N/A

Reduced 1.59 0.91-2.79 .10 2.22 1.38-3.57 .001 1.64 0.88-3.06 .12 1.27 0.73-2.20 .40

Complete loss 4.05 2.13-7.72 <.001 2.56 1.43-4.58 .002 2.48 1.19-5.13 .02 2.62 1.40-4.92 .003
Unemployment

Unaffected Ref N/A N/A Ref N/A N/A Ref N/A N/A Ref N/A N/A

Unemployed 2.41 1.42-4.08 .001 2.11 1.30-3.43 .003 2.60 1.45-4.65 .001 2.59 1.54-4.35 <.001
Adherence to treatment

Adherent Ref N/A N/A Ref N/A N/A Ref N/A N/A Ref N/A N/A

No treatment needed 0.81 0.461.41 .45 0.86 0.52-1.44 .26 0.66 0.33-1.29 .22 0.58 0.32-1.04 .07

Nonadherent 0.81 0.46-1.42 .46 1.39 0.84-2.31 .68 1.39 0.75-2.58 0.297 1.35 0.78-2.33 .29

aVAS: Visual Analog Scale.

bPHQ-9: Patient Health Questionnaire-9.

cGAD-7: Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7.

dDLQI: Dermatology Life Quality Index.

eaOR: adjusted odds ratio.

fAdjusted for age, gender, income, and educational level.

gRef: reference group.

hN/A: not applicable.