Table 3.
Quality of Life Questionnaire (Change from Baseline to Final Visit)
| Questions | Visit 1 (Baseline) | Visit 10 (Final Visit) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Often | Sometimes | Rarely | Always | Never | Often | Sometimes | Rarely | Always | Never | |
| Q1 | 6 (14.29%) | 24 (57.14%) | 7 (16.67%) | 5 (11.9%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (9.52%) | 0 (0%) | 38 (90.48%) |
| Q2 | 10 (23.81%) | 24 (57.14%) | 3 (7.14%) | 5 (11.9%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (9.52%) | 0 (0%) | 38 (90.48%) |
| Q3 | 13 (30.95%) | 20 (47.62%) | 2 (4.76%) | 7 (16.67%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 42 (100%) |
| Q4 | 10 (23.81%) | 22 (52.38%) | 9 (21.43%) | 1 (2.38%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 42 (100%) |
| Q5 | 5 (11.9%) | 29 (69.05%) | 2 (4.76%) | 6 (14.29%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 42 (100%) |
| Q6 | 16 (38.1%) | 17 (40.48%) | 4 (9.52%) | 5 (11.9%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (4.76%) | 0 (0%) | 40 (95.24%) |
Notes: Values are expressed as the number of subjects responded for each category and percentage of subjects in parenthesis. Q1: Do you feel uncomfortable, frustrated, or stressed because of your hair fall? Q2: Do you feel that your physical appearance has deteriorated due to your hair fall, and do you look in the mirror too often or avoid looking in the mirror entirely? Q3: Do you feel uncomfortable when people in the community ask you about your hair fall? Q4: Do you avoid your friends or refrain from attending social situations because of your hair fall? Q5: Do you get desperate thinking that your hair fall will never improve? Q6: When treating your hair fall, have you ever thought that you are just wasting time and money?