The Women's Androgenetic Alopecia Quality of Life Questionnaire (WAA-QOL) can be used to evaluate a woman's subjective response to androgenetic alopecia. This can be used to monitor response to clinical interventions to reverse the hair loss. The work was sponsored by Merck & Co., Inc.
NOTE: The instrument is copyrighted by Merck & Co, Inc.. The company should be contacted if this is to be used in routine clinical practice.
There are 16 statements dealing with experiences over the prior week.
Response for #1-13, 15
Response for #14 and 16
Points
extremely
extensive
1
very much
a whole lot
2
quite a lot
a lot
3
a good bit
a moderate amount
4
somewhat
some
5
a little bit
a little bit
6
not at all
none
7
total score =
= SUM(points for all 16 questions)
Interpretation:
• minimum score: 16
• maximum score: 112
• The higher the score, the better the woman's perceived quality of life.
Limitations:
• It might be nice to have reversal of responses rather than having all with the same direction.
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