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. 2017 Jun 8;15(1):121.
doi: 10.1186/s12955-017-0693-x.

The impact of hyperhidrosis on patients' daily life and quality of life: a qualitative investigation

P Kamudoni  1 , B Mueller  2 , J Halford  3 , A Schouveller  4 , B Stacey  4 , M S Salek  5   6
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The impact of hyperhidrosis on patients' daily life and quality of life: a qualitative investigation

P Kamudoni et al. Health Qual Life Outcomes. .

Abstract

Background: An understanding of the daily life impacts of hyperhidrosis and how patients deal with them, based on qualitative research, is lacking. This study investigated the impact of hyperhidrosis on the daily life of patients using a mix of qualitative research methods.

Methods: Participants were recruited through hyperhidrosis patient support groups such as the Hyperhidrosis Support Group UK. Data were collected using focus groups, interviews and online surveys. A grounded theory approach was used in the analysis of data transcripts. Data were collected from 71 participants, out of an initial 100 individuals recruited.

Results: Seventeen major themes capturing the impacts of hyperhidrosis were identified; these covered all areas of life including daily life, psychological well-being, social life, professional /school life, dealing with hyperhidrosis, unmet health care needs and physical impact.

Conclusions: Psychosocial impacts are central to the overall impacts of hyperhidrosis, cutting across and underlying the limitations experienced in other areas of life.

Keywords: Daily life impacts; Excessive sweating; Hyperhidrosis; Quality of life.

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Conceptual framework showing the impacts of hyperhidrosis across different areas of life, and their inter-relationships based on data collected
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