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Patient interviews reveal that individuals with SS experience diminished quality of life, anxiety and depression. Nonetheless, the impact of SS on mental health remains unclear.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>To assess whether SS affects mental health and the relationship between symptom severity and its impact.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>A cross-sectional study was conducted at Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Korea, between June 2022 and March 2023. The Sensitive Scale 10 (SS-10) was used for SS diagnosis and severity scoring, and the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) anxiety (HADS-A) and depression (HADS-D) subscales were used to assess mental health. On the basis of their SS-10 scores, participants were categorized as \u2018nonsensitive\u2019 (score &amp;lt; 20), \u2018sensitive\u2019 (score 20\u201349) and \u2018extremely sensitive\u2019 (score \u2265 50). Objective measurements included transepidermal water loss (TEWL), stratum corneum hydration, erythema and Demodex mite density.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Of the 200 participants, 146 completed the study. Participants were predominantly women [n = 116\/146 (79.5%)] with a mean (SD) age of 36.86 (12.25) years. DLQI scores were higher in more sensitive groups (nonsensitive 6.25; sensitive 14.46; extremely sensitive 18.86; P &amp;lt; 0.001). HADS-A and HADS-D scores also increased with severity. HADS-A scores ranged from 4.94 in nonsensitive participants to 7.80 in extremely sensitive participants (P &amp;lt; 0.05), while HADS-D scores ranged from 3.88 in nonsensitive participants to 8.54 in extremely sensitive participants (P &amp;lt; 0.001). DLQI was significantly influenced by discomfort and redness, HADS-A by TEWL (negatively) and flushes, and HADS-D by flushes.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>SS is associated with lower quality of life and increased anxiety and depression. Symptoms of SS substantially impact patients\u2019 psychological wellbeing.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ced\/llaf028","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,1,30]],"date-time":"2025-01-30T17:24:23Z","timestamp":1738257863000},"page":"1163-1170","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Impact of sensitive skin on quality of life, anxiety and depression: a cross-sectional study"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"50","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2872-8215","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jinseo","family":"Park","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology, Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine , Seoul ,","place":["Korea"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shona","family":"Cameron","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"St John\u2019s Institute of Dermatology, King\u2019s College London and 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