Characteristics of patients and dermatologists participating in the interviews
| Mean (range)/n (%) | ||
| Patients (n=20) | Dermatologists (n=14) | |
| Age (years) | 40.7 (25–61) | 48.4 (31–69) |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 15 (75.0) | 7 (50.0) |
| Male | 5 (25.0) | 7 (50.0) |
| Education | ||
| (Vocational) A-levels (12–13 years of education) | 15 (75.0) | n.a. |
| 10 years of education | 3 (15.0) | n.a. |
| 9 years of education | 2 (10.0) | n.a. |
| Living/practicing* | ||
| Baden-Wuerttemberg | 3 (15.0) | 1 (7.1) |
| Bavaria | 4 (20.0) | 1 (7.1) |
| Berlin | 1 (5.0) | 0 (0) |
| Hamburg | 1 (5.0) | 1 (7.1) |
| Lower Saxony | 4 (20.0) | 2 (14.3) |
| North Rhine-Westphalia | 3 (15.0) | 4 (28.6) |
| Rhineland-Palatine | 1 (5.0) | 4 (28.6) |
| Saxony | 1 (5.0) | 0 (0) |
| Saxony-Anhalt | 0 (0.0) | 1 (7.1) |
| Schleswig-Holstein | 2 (10.0) | 1 (7.1) |
| Insurance | ||
| Statutory | 19 (95.0) | n.a. |
| Private | 1 (5.0) | n.a. |
| Duration of AA symptoms (years) | 16.3 (0.25–51) | n.a. |
| Missing hair | ||
| Scalp | 54% (0.0–100%) | n.a. |
| Face/body | 62% (0.0–100%) | n.a. |
| Employment situation* | ||
| Practice | n.a. | 10 (71.4) |
| Clinic | n.a. | 5 (35.7) |
| Experience as dermatologist (years) | n.a. | 19.7 (7–37) |
*multiple answers possible.
AA, alopecia areata.