Table 3. Decisional Regret and Last Alopecia Areata (AA) Treatmenta.
| Last AA treatment used, No. (%) | DRS “I would go for the same choice if I had to do it over again,” No. (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agree | Disagree | Neutral | ||
| Anthralin | 28.8 | 3 (33.3) | 4 (44.4) | 2 (22.2) |
| Antimetabolites (such as azathioprine or methotrexate) | 21.1 | 6 (37.5) | 2 (12.5) | 8 (50.0) |
| Biologics (such as etanercept or alafacept) | 14.1 | 6 (60.0) | 2 (20.0) | 2 (20.0) |
| Calcineurin inhibitors (such as tacrolimus or cyclosporin) | 9.9 | 1 (25.0) | 0 | 3 (75.0) |
| Decision not to treat at this time | 7.0 | 127 (55.9) | 33 (14.5) | 67 (29.5) |
| Immunotherapy (such as DPCP, DNCB, SADBE) | 7.0 | 6 (31.6) | 3 (15.8) | 10 (52.6) |
| JAK inhibitors (such as baricitinib, ruxolitinib, tofacitinib) | 5.2 | 79 (74.5) | 11 (10.4) | 16 (15.1) |
| Light therapy (such as photodynamic therapy, PUVA, lasers) | 1.8 | 7 (46.7) | 5 (33.3) | 3 (20.0) |
| Minoxidil | 1.5 | 25 (33.3) | 28 (37.3) | 22 (29.3) |
| Other | 1.4 | 32 (58.2) | 10 (18.2) | 13 (23.6) |
| Prostaglandin (such as latanoprost or bimatoprost) | 1.0 | 1 (100) | 0 | 0 |
| Steroid injections | 0.8 | 154 (49.8) | 75 (24.3) | 80 (25.9) |
| Sulfasalazine | 0.4 | 0 | 1 (100) | 0 |
| Topical or cream steroids | 0.1 | 28 (37.3) | 19 (25.3) | 28 (37.3) |
| Wig | 0.1 | 71 (46.7) | 36 (23.7) | 45 (29.6) |
Abbreviations: DRS, Decisional Regret Scale; DNCB, dinitrochlorobenzene; DPCP, topical diphencyprone; JAK, Janus kinase; SADBE, squaric acid dibutyl ester; PUVA, psoralen and ultraviolet light A.
a
Statistically significant at P < .001.