Affiliation:
1. Department of Anatomy and Cellular Biology, College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
2. Department of Computer Science and Statistics, Doctoral School, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
3. Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
Abstract
Abstract
Background:
Contact dermatitis is a form of eczema triggered by an allergen or an irritant substance. Its impact on the quality of life (QoL) is unknown among Iraqi patients.
Purpose:
We aim to survey the QoL among Iraqi contact dermatitis patients and infer the risk factors influencing it.
Methods:
The current study is cross-sectional among patients admitted to Baghdad Medical City. We used the dermatology life quality index to assess the QoL and collected parameters related to socio-demographics and other eczema-related factors.
Results:
A hundred patients (males = 43%; females = 57%) were in the third decade of life (total = 34 ± 0.97; males = 33 ± 1.5; females = 34 ± 1.3). The multivariable logistic regression had good statistical accuracy and satisfied the Hosmer–Lemeshow goodness-of-fit test (Nagelkerke’s R
2 = 0.13, statistical accuracy = 67%, P = 0.47). Three factors associated with an impaired QoL, including sleep disturbances (odds ratio [OR] =4.8, 95% confidence interval [CI] [1.3, 18], P = 0.021), female gender (OR = 2.6, 95% CI [1.1, 6.4], P = 0.036), and family size (≤4 members) (OR = 3.2, 95% CI [0.99, 10], P = 0.053). Females with contact dermatitis who experience sleep disturbances and live in small households are more likely to suffer from severely impaired QoL.
Conclusion:
The QoL among Iraqi contact dermatitis patients is influenced by sleep disturbances, female gender, and family size.