INSIGHTS BEYOND BORDERS
48,000 participants, 34 countries from all continents.
Representative population aged > 18 years.
Quota method applied to gender, age, occupation, regions, market size, ethnicity, and citizenship.
December 2022 to February 2023.
VERY LARGE / EXTREMELY LARGE EFFECT ON QUALITY OF LIFE FOR:
WITH SOLAR LENTIGO
DLQI SCORE
72%: 0-5 no effect/small effect
13%: 6-10 moderate effect
15%: 11-30 very large/extremely large effect
STRONG SOCIAL STIGMATIZATION
HOW PATIENTS PERCEIVE BEING SEEN AND TREATED BY THEIR LOVED ONES
22% feel less loved by family and friends.
19% feel that they have brought shame to their family and relatives.
20% feel pushed away by their partner.
HOW PATIENTS PERCEIVE BEING SEEN AND TREATED BY OTHERS
22% feel people view them as dirty.
21% feel people avoid sitting next to them on public transportation.
23% feel treated differently during administrative procedures.
21% feel discriminated at work.
LATE-BREAKING NEWS POSTER, WCD CONGRESS 2023
1PIGMENTARY DISORDERS, PREVALENCE, IMPACT ON QUALITY OF LIFE, SOCIAL STIGMATIZATION: RESULTS OF THE FIRST LARGE INTERNATIONAL SURVEY
T. Passeron (France), L. Wei (China), A. Morita (Japan), C. L Goh (Singapore), A. Alexis (USA), B. Dreno (France), H.Y. Kang (South Korea), F. Ly (Senegal), S. Puig (Spain), S. Schalka (Brazil), J. Ocampo Candiani (Mexico), A.L Demessant (France), C. Le Floc’h (France), D. Kerob (France), J. Krutmann (Germany), H.W Lim (USA)