Table 3 Beliefs about cure and control (n = 80)
From: Concepts of patients with alopecia areata about their disease
Beliefs | Agree | Factors influencing beliefs |
|---|---|---|
What I do can determine whether my disease gets better or worse. | 63.3% | Female patients(p = 0.010) |
My treatment will be effective in curing my disease. | 57.5% | None |
My disease will improve in time. | 53.2% | Older patients(p = 0.006), older age at onset(p = 0.029) |
There is a lot that I can do to control my disease. | 52.5% | None |
Recovery from my disease is largely dependent on chance or fate. | 38.0% | Female patients(p = 0.014), younger age at onset(p = 0.036), extensive disease (AT/AU)(p = 0.021) |
There is very little that can be done to improve my disease. | 30.4% | Longer duration(p = 0.004) |