Milobratović, Danica (11339649500)Danica (11339649500)MilobratovićJanković, Slavenka (7101906308)Slavenka (7101906308)JankovićVukičević, Jelica (24072542000)Jelica (24072542000)VukičevićMarinković, Jelena (7004611210)Jelena (7004611210)MarinkovićJanković, Janko (15022715100)Janko (15022715100)JankovićRailić, Zoran (8677535500)Zoran (8677535500)Railić2025-06-122025-06-122013https://doi.org/10.1111/myc.12072https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84881029684&doi=10.1111%2fmyc.12072&partnerID=40&md5=9fadaafe94f5f5800e83fb0b587e77aahttps://remedy.med.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/8977Onychomycosis is a common, chronic fungal nail infection that can have a significant negative impact on patients' physical and social functioning and emotional well-being. This study was undertaken to assess health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with toenail onychomycosis. The Onychomycosis QoL questionnaire (ONYCHO), as a disease-specific instrument, and the Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36) as a generic instrument, were applied in 140 consecutive patients affected by onychomycosis. Women and patients who were experiencing toenail onychomycosis for more than 2 years were reporting worse disease-specific HRQoL. The patients working in blue-collar occupations and patients with greater involvement of individual nails were more affected by onychomycosis regarding symptoms. The results of this study confirm that although onychomycosis is not a life-threatening disease, it can significantly reduce patients' QoL. © 2013 Blackwell Verlag GmbH.DermatologyONYCHOOnychomycosisQuality of lifeSF-36