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Table 3 Popularity of Words/Phrases to describe treatment results for vitiligo

From: Survey and online discussion groups to develop a patient-rated outcome measure on acceptability of treatment response in vitiligo

Words/Phrases Number of votes Percent
Good colour match between treated vitiligo patches and normal skin 72 17%
Skin is back to normal 66 15.6%
Feel better about appearance of skin 58 13.7%
Reduction in area of skin affected by vitiligo 48 11.3%
Even pattern of repigmentation 43 10.2%
Cosmetically acceptable result 26 6.1%
Satisfied with result 23 5.4%
Worth continuing with treatment 21 5%
Other 18 4.3%
Worthwhile result 17 4%
Result of treatment is acceptable 9 2.1%