Influence of Port-wine Stains on Quality of Life of Children and Their Parents.

Abstract

Port-wine stains are congenital vascular malformations that affect the quality of life of children and their parents. This study used the Family Dermatology Life Quality Index and Children s Dermatology Life Quality Index to examine the effects of port-wine stains on the quality of life of children and their parents, including an in-depth, systematic analysis of the moderating effects of the children s sex and port-wine stain classification. The study included 43 children (25 girls and 18 boys) and their parents. The presence of a port-wine stain had a significantly greater impact on the quality of life of mothers than on that of fathers (p\u2009<\u20090.001). Port-wine stains in girls had a greater effect on paternal quality of life than did port-wine stains in boys (girls p\u2009<\u20090.01; boys p\u2009=\u20090.542). Severe types of port-wine stains exerted a greater impact on maternal quality of life (pink-red type, dark-red type, and purple-dark type: p\u2009<\u20090.001, p\u2009=\u20090.948 and p\u2009=\u20090.086, respectively). There-fore, clinicians should consider familial relationships and differences when offering psychological support.