scholarly journals Επίδραση της κοινής ακμής στην ποιότητα ζωής και ψυχική υγεία των ασθενών

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ελένη Τασούλα
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Psychological Functioning ◽  
Acne Vulgaris ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Young Adolescents ◽  
Severe Acne ◽  
Study Population ◽  
The Impact

Aim: Acne vulgaris can severely affect social and psychological functioning. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of acne vulgaris and its severity on Quality of Life (QoL) of young adolescents in Greece.Methods: We conducted a questionnaire based survey among 1560 adolescent between the ages of 11 and 19 years old and 1531 of these were completed. Adolescents with acne filled all the questions including the Children Dermatology Life Quality Index (CDLQI). Adolescents without acne filled the questions about age, family history of acne, stress and smoking. Data were analyzed with Pearson Chi Square test.Results: Acne prevalence was 51, 2% affecting equally both sexes. Self reported mild acne was present in 71, 2% and moderate-severe acne in 28, 8% of the study population. The mean age of the study population was 15, 77y. The median score of CDLQI was 4,02. The impact of acne on quality of life is associated with the severity of acne (p<0,0001). Patients with moderate/severe acne experience greater psychosocial and emotional impairment. (p<0,0001). Body image is modified proportionally to the severity of acne (p<0,0001). Symptoms and treatment of acne are factors that also influence their quality of life. Girls and boys are equally affected. Stress and heredity are correlated with acne and its severity (p<0,0001). We didn’t find any correlation between smoking and acne. Conclusion: Acne affects Quality of Life of young adolescents in Greece. The impact is proportional to the severity of acne. More severe acne is associated with greater effect on quality of life with implications for self esteem, body image and relationships with others.

scholarly journals The impact of acne vulgaris on quality of life and psychic health in young adolescents in Greece: results of a population survey

2012 ◽  
Vol 87 (6) ◽  
pp. 862-869 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleni Tasoula ◽  
Stamatis Gregoriou ◽  
John Chalikias ◽  
Dimitris Lazarou ◽  
Ifigenia Danopoulou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Dermatology Life Quality Index ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Acne Vulgaris ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Young Adolescents ◽  
Severe Acne ◽  
Study Population ◽  
The Impact

BACKGROUND: Acne vulgaris can severely affect social and psychological functioning. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of acne vulgaris and its severity on Quality of Life of young adolescents in Greece. METHODS: We conducted a questionnaire based survey among 1560 adolescent between the ages of 11 and 19 years old and 1531 of these were completed. Adolescents with acne filled all the questions including the Children Dermatology Life Quality Index. Adolescents without acne filled the questions about age, family history of acne, stress and smoking. Data were analyzed with Pearson Chi Square test. RESULTS: Acne prevalence was 51.2% affecting both sexes equally. Self reported mild acne was present in 71.2% and moderate-severe acne in 28.8% of the study population. The mean age of the study population was 15.77y. The median score of Children Dermatology Life Quality Index was 4.02. The impact of acne on quality of life is associated with the severity of the acne (p<0.0001). Patients with moderate/severe acne experience greater psychosocial and emotional impairment (p<0.0001). Body image is modified proportionally to the severity of acne (p<0.0001). Symptoms and treatment of acne are factors that also influence their quality of life. Girls and boys are equally affected. Stress and heredity are correlated with acne and its severity (p<0.0001). We didn't find any correlation between smoking and acne. CONCLUSION: Acne affects Quality of Life of young adolescents in Greece. The impact is proportional to the severity of acne. More severe acne is associated with greater effect on quality of life with implications for self esteem, body image and relationships with others.

scholarly journals Psychosocial Impact of Acne: A Community Based Cross Sectional Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Sarwar Mir
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Acne Vulgaris ◽  
Clinical Severity ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Severe Acne ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
The Impact

Background: It is well-known that acne vulgaris is a common malady of adolescence and is easily recognized Objective: To evaluate the level of impact among acne patients on their quality of life. Methods: A total of 200 patients studied. Acne severity was graded using Global Acne Grading System (GAGS) after the clinical diagnosis. All the patients went through self-administered questionnaire of Cardiff Acne Disability Index (CADI) to fill out, to assess the reflection of patients’ experiences and perceptions. Result: Out of 200 patients, 114(57.0%) were females and 86(43.0%) were males. The maximum number of patients was in the age group of 16-20 years (142/200, 71%). Out of total 86 males, 50 (58.3%) had moderate to severe acne, whereas 62(54.38%) females had such a severe acne. 50.87% (58/114) of females had high CADI scores in comparison to only 27.9(24/86) of males. The impact on quality of life was more in the age-group of 21-30 years even though in this age group clinical severity of acne was mild to moderate only. Conclusion: Study found that individuals with acne had profound emotional, as well as, social impact on their quality of life.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Perception of Disease and Quality of Life in Patients with Acne Vulgaris from 2013 to 2014

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamad Ebrahimzadeh Ardakani ◽  
Farideh Dehghani ◽  
Narges Ghanei ◽  
Fatemeh Hoseini Kasnavie ◽  
Fariba Sepehri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Acne Vulgaris ◽  
Illness Perception ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Duration Of Symptoms ◽  
Life Score ◽  
Severe Acne ◽  
Quality Life ◽  
Perception Of Disease

Background: Acne vulgaris is a common skin disease that can affect people in any ages. The development of acne have adverse effects on life quality. Psychological disorders increased in these patients and their psycho social activities have been affected. Since few studies have been done regarding illness perception in people with acne in Iran, this study aimed to investigate the association of perception of acne disease and quality of life in central of IranMethods: we analyzed 200 patients Acne Vulgaris referred to Khatam-Al Anbia in 2013-14 by questionnaire of perception of disease (Brief IPQ) and quality of life (DLQL. the data was analyzed using t-test and Chi-square by SPSS-16Results: Mean age of patients was 24.3 years and 158 people (79%) were women and 42 people (21 %) were men. Mean quality life score in women was 8.79±5.3 and in men was 8.69±5.18. Most patients had moderate acne and duration of their disease was between 1 to 5 years. 136 people were 18 to 25 years old and 64 persons were higher than 25 years. The mean perception scores in men and women were 51.83 and 53.26 respectively In this study, there was a relation between sex (P=0.03), Acne severity and duration with quality of life score.Conclusion: Women and patients with severe acne and longer duration of symptoms had higher quality life score that had more disorder in life.. There was relation between perception and sex and duration of symptoms.

scholarly journals ASSESSMENT OF DERMATOLOGICAL LIFE QUALITY INDEX AND CARDIFF ACNE DISABILITY INDEX IN PATIENTS ATTENDING OUR COLLEGE OPD

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Arshi Farista* ◽  
Sowmya Manangi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Acne Vulgaris ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Grading System ◽  
Psychosocial Sequelae ◽  
The Impact

Background:Acne vulgaris is known to impair many aspects of quality of life. Acne is a common problem in adolescent children and adults. Aims: Astudy was undertaken to measure the impairment of quality of life of patients of acne vulgaris and correlate it with the severity of lesions. This study was aimed to assess the impact of acne and its sequelae on the DQLI and CADI Materials and methods: This was a hospital based prospective study done between September 2018 to march 2019 on 170 patients coming to our college opd. Acne vulgaris and its sequelae were graded using global acne grading system. The DLQI and CADI score were recorded by giving the patients a set of questionnaire. General use of cosmetics and other history related to diet and habits were noted. Results: the over all CADI SCORE were low indicating a mild impairement. Out of 170 patients 110 were girls and 60 were boys. Almost 95% patients had applied fair and lovely. The severity of acne progressively lessened in older patients. Mean DLQI score was 5.3. DQLI score were statistically inuenced by the age of the patient , duration of andgrade of acne , acne scars and post hyperpigmentation. Conclusion: the study showed CADI SCORE AND DLQI were low indicating mild imapirement. Assurance and counseling along with early treatment of acne vulgaris are important to reduce disease-related psychosocial sequelae and increase the efcacy of treatment.

scholarly journals Quality of life in patients with melasma in Turkish women

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hacer Uyanikoglu ◽  
Mustafa Aksoy
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Severe Disease ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Severity Index ◽  
Older Individuals ◽  
Turkish Women ◽  
Moderate Disease ◽  
Study Population ◽  
The Impact

The aim of this study was to determine the impact of melasma on quality of life (QoL) using the dermatology life quality index (DLQI) questionnaire in a group of outpatients. This study is questionnairebased. A total of 101 Turkish women suffering from melasma, who themselves were able to understand and complete the Turkish version of the DLQI questionnaire, were enrolled. This questionnaire included 10 questions; each of each was scored on a scale of 0-3, with a maximum score of 30. The data were analyzed after the results had been collated and the higher the DLQI score, the poorer the QoL. The participants’ mean age was 29.53±6.87 years, and mean DLQI score was 6.02±4.94. When we divided the participants into two subgroups according to age, the DLQI scores for younger and older individuals were 7.44±4.99 and 4.33±4.36, respectively (P=0.001). When the melasma area and severity index (MASI) score was used, participants with mild and moderate disease had mean DLQI scores of 5.80±4.72 and 7.11±5.90, respectively. No patient had severe disease. Melasma might affect the participants’ QoL, especially that of the younger individuals, in our study population.

scholarly journals Evaluation of life quality in patients with acnes vulgaris

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (3 (71)) ◽  
Author(s):  
N. O. Voloshyna
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Acne Vulgaris ◽  
Severe Disease ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Moderate Degree ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
The Impact

Abstract. Preliminary few studies indicate that age, gender and duration of acne vulgaris (acne) affect the quality of life of these patients.Objective - to assess the impact of the duration and severity of acne on quality of life of patients in gender, age and professional aspects in connection with the treatment.Material and methods: 98 patients with acne aged 18-29 years, among whom 36 were males (36,73 %), and 62 (63,26 %) females have been examined. The assessment of acne severity classification was carried out according to the classification of the American Academy of Dermatology, while the quality of their life was assessed by means of SF- 36 questionnaire.Results. Mild acne was found in 6 (6,12 %) patients, moderate one in 72 (73,47 %), severe one in 20 (20,41 %) cases. It was established that clinically significant severity of acne was more common in younger male patients (22 years). However, a greater impact on quality of life was found in female patients, older than 22 years, with professions associated with being among a large group of people and in case of long course (more than 4-5 years) of dermatosis. Mild acne had little impact on quality of life.Standard complex acne treatment during two months significantly improved quality of life indicators of patients with moderate degree of acne and most of the indicators in those with severe disease, which, however, didn’t reach the indicators in the people of the control group, and it shows the necessity to improve the programme of treating and preventive measures concerning such patients.Conclusion: Patients with acne have significant changes in life quality, depending on their gender, age and professional peculiarities as well as on the severity of dermatosis course. Determining the indicators of life quality by means of SF-36 questionnaire is an important aspect of the patient’s physical and psychiatric health assessment as well as a reliable criterion of their treatment efficacy.

scholarly journals Impact of acne on quality of life among university students

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ghadah Mohammad Alasbi ◽  
Fatima Riaz ◽  
Halimah Nasser Kidwan ◽  
Zanah Abdullah Zanah Abdullah ◽  
Tabinda Ashfaq ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
University Students ◽  
Conflict Of Interest ◽  
Acne Vulgaris ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Severe Acne ◽  
Role Emotional ◽  
The Impact

Objective: To know the impact of acne among female university students on their quality of life. Methodology: A cross sectional study conducted included 260 female students at the King Khalid University. A self-administered questionnaire was used in Arabic for data collection. It consisted of personal data, practices and conditions related to health, specific questions on acne vulgaris and the Acne Quality of Life (QOL) questionnaire. Results: Prevalence of acne among participant students was 87%. Its severity among 48% of participants was mild, 39.6% was moderate, while 12.3% had severe acne. Its prevalence did not differ significantly according to participants’ personal characteristics. The mean score for self-perception was 18.4+8.0, for role emotional was 14.4+8.8, for role social was 14.4+6.4, for acne symptoms was 13.4+5.2, while mean overall score was 60.5+24.4. Acne QOL scores for all domains were significantly lower among students who have acne. Scores for all domains and overall scores were lowest among students having severe acne. Students’ acne QOL scores differed significantly according to their family monthly income regarding “self-perception” (p=0.005), role emotional (p=0.037) and overall (p=0.012). Conclusions: Prevalence of facial acne is very high among students and significantly affects their QOL. During management of acne patients, health care professionals should consider its psychosocial aspect. Limitations: Generalizability of the results is limited to female university students only and limited personal characteristics were assessed in the present study. Conflict of interest: There is no conflict of interest involved with this study Key words: Acne, quality of life, female university students.

scholarly journals A Study on Prevalence of Acne Vulgaris and Its Impact on Quality of Life in Adolescents of Kendriya Vidyalaya’s of Jalahalli Area of Bangalore

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 33-40
Author(s):  
Shabnam .
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Acne Vulgaris ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Developmental Issues ◽  
Severe Acne ◽  
Strong Relation ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors ◽  
The Impact

Background and Objective: Acne vulgaris is a chronic condition affecting more than 85% of adolescents and young adults. It is one of the most common diseases affecting humanity and its impact on quality of life (QoL) is important. The interaction of acne and psychosocial issues is complex and, in adolescence, can be associated with developmental issues of body image, socialization and sexuality. Thus, the present study was conducted to assess the prevalence of acne vulgaris, its impact on quality of life and to study socio-demographic factors, family history and lifestyle among the selected schools in Jalahalli area of Bengaluru. Methods: The present study was descriptive cross sectional school based study conducted in the Jallahalli area of Bengaluru city from January 2017 to December 2017. A total of 200 subjects were included. A predesigned, pretested, structured questionnaire consisting of questions on various aspects regarding socio-demographic profile, assessment of quality of life and symptoms of acne vulgaris were administered to the participants fulfilling inclusion criteria. Data regarding the severity of acne vulgaris and Quality of life status were obtained by using Global Acne Grading System and CADI and CDLQI/DLQI respectively. SPSS 18.0 software was used for data analysis. Results: Findings of the study revealed that, Acne prevalence was 87% affecting both sexes. Self reported mild acne was present in 85.1% and moderate severe acne in 14.9% of the adolescents. The mean age of the subjects was 14.78 years. 52.5% were females and 47.5% were males. A strong relation was found between the severity of acne and quality of life (p<0.001).Subject with moderate/severe acne experience greater impairment in quality of life (p<0.001). Heredity is correlated with acne and its severity was significant. Interpretation and Conclusion: Acne affects the quality of life of an adolescent. The impact is proportional to the severity of acne. More severe acne is associated with greater effect on quality of life. The present study reveals that increasing prevalence of Acne vulgaris and poor quality of life among the adolescents. Evaluation of quality of life in such patients may greatly help in the better management of acne, hence improving their quality of life. Key words: Acne vulgaris; Adolescent; Quality of life; GAGS; CDLQI/DLQI.

scholarly journals The Incidence of Depression and the Decrease of Quality of Life in Patients with Moderate-Severe Inflammatory Acne

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 143-149
Author(s):  
C.A. Verdeja-Robles ◽  
C.E. Velazquez-De la Rosa ◽  
A. Gutiérrez-Morgas
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Acne Vulgaris ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Severe Acne ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Objective: to know the prevalence of depression in patients with moderate-severe acne vulgaris. Hypothesis: the incidence of depression increases in patients with moderate-severe acne vulgaris and will therefore decrease the quality of life. Background: acne is a very frequent dermatosis in the outpatient clinic, it is not considered a life-threatening disease. It has been associated with negative emotional status. Also, suffering from it for a long time has been associated with depression, anxiety and frustration. The complications of acne in the psychosocial aspect are related to academic or vocational performance, self-esteem and adolescents’ quality of life. Materials and Methods: the type of study was retrospective cross-sectional descriptive observational study. The sampling was carried out at the facilities of the Popular Autonomous University of the State of Puebla, taking into account any person within the institutional organisation within the range of 12-20 years of age, with a total of 50 participants. The Hamilton assessment scale of depression and the Cardiff Acne disability index were applied to all patients with dermatological diagnosis of moderate-severe vulgar acne in a period between February-October 2019. Results: a total of 50patients were analysed, of which 28 were women aged 12 to 20 years and 22 men (28 women and 13 men) and severe acne in 9 patients, all over 17 years of age and male. According to the degree of depression, 28% (n = 14) of the patients were obtained without some degree of depression; 60% (n = 30) with minor depression; 12% (n = 6) with moderate depression. Regarding the quality of life: 40% (n = 20) of the patients showed good quality of life, 46% (n = 23) regular quality of life and 14% (n = 7) showed poor quality of life. Conclusion: orderly study of the psychic impact of acne and other skin diseases on people suffering them is recent and is carried out through questionnaires that try to measure the impact the diseases have on the patients’ quality of life.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the quality of life in adolescents with acne

2014 ◽  
Vol 71 (7) ◽  
pp. 634-638 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vesna Reljic ◽  
Natasa Maksimovic ◽  
Janko Jankovic ◽  
Biljana Mijovic ◽  
Jelena Peric ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Demographic Questionnaire ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Practical Tool ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Impact

Background/Aim. Acne is well recognized condition that adversely affects quality of life (QoL) of the patients. The aim of this study was to determine the self-reported prevalence of acne and its main characteristics in high school pupils, and to assess their QoL. Methods. The cross-sectional study conducted in May 2011 comprised 440 pupils from Serbia (281 from Belgrade and 159 from Uzice). Participation in the study was voluntary and anonymous. Two questionnaires were administered: a short demographic questionnaire, and Children's Dermatology Life Quality Index (CDLQI). Internal consistency was assessed using the Cronbach?s alpha while item-total score correlations were assessed using Spearman's correlation analysis. Results. The majority of the study population (84.3%) were girls, and 15.7% were boys. The total mean age of the pupils was 16.48 ? 0.55 years. A total of 228 (51.8%) pupils self-reported their acne with significantly higher prevalence in Uzice (73.6%) than in Belgrade (39.5%). The mean CDLQI score was 3.55 with the similar quality of life impairment in adolescents from the two cities. The mean Cronbach?s alpha was 0.83. There was a statistically significant positive correlation between the mean overall CDLQI score and CDLQI subscale scores that ranged from 0.401 to 0.841. Conclusion. Our study confirmed that acne is associated with impairment in QoL that is in accordance with previous studies performed on teenagers. The CDLQI is a reliable and valid measure, and can be used as a practical tool for measuring the impact of acne on patients? QoL.

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