Acne and Quality of Life- A Study from a Tertiary Care Centre in South India

Samanthula, Haritha

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“…26,27 In present study it was observed that there was a moderate to very large effect on 67.7 % based on DLQI scores similar to study by Safizedeh H et al who found that there was a moderate to very large influence on quality of life in 51.8% of patients Haritha et al also found moderate to very large effect in 64.18% of patients. 28,29 In present study it was observed that there was medium to high effect on 68.7% of patients based on CADI scores which indicates high psychosocial burden from acne. Similarly hanisha et al reported that based on specific responses of CADI 71.1% of the patients felt aggressive, frustrated or embrassed as a result of having acne.…”

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“…1,5,7,8 CADI is a questionnaire which is specific for acne and contains 5 questions-related to the last month-about feelings, interference with social life and interaction with the opposite gender, avoidance of public places, appearance of the skin and perceived severity of disease state.…”

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“…The majority of studies on psychosocial impact of acne have been conducted among patients groups in US and Europe, but there is poor understanding of this among the Indian population. 5 Acne also may have negative impact on personal relationships, sports activities and employment opportunities in teens and young adults. The management of acne must take into account the impact of acne on the patient's quality of life.…”

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A cross-sectional study on quality of life among acne vulgaris patients

Pandey

Suresh²,

Dubey³

et al. 2016

Int J Res Med Sci

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Background: In India, prevalence data from dermatology clinic in a teaching hospital in Varanasi reported acne in 50.6% of boys and 38.13% of girls in the age group 12-17 years. Though it is considered to be merely a cosmetic problem, it is associated with considerable psychological impairment which is comparable with certain chronic diseases. Acne patients are prone to low self-esteem, low self-confidence and social dysfunction which may lead to anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsiveness and sometimes suicidal ideation. Acne affects the functional abilities of individuals and patients have higher rate of unemployment when compared to those without acne. Acne also may have negative impact on personal relationships, sports activities and employment opportunities in teens and young adults. The management of acne must take into account the impact of acne on the patient's quality of life. So the present study was carried out to determine the impact of acne and its clinical severity on quality of life among patients of different grades of acne patients in various age groups. Methods: The current cross sectional study was conducted in Patients diagnosed as acne vulgaris attending OPD of PCMS and RC Bhopal (India) in department of dermatology for a period of 2 year. (November 2012 -October 2014. 300 patients attending the Dermatology OPD with diagnosis of acne vulgaris were taken for the study. Patients aged 16 -35 years were included in our study. A detailed history was taken after obtaining consent from all the participants of study. Cardiff Acne disability index (CADI) and Dermatology life quality index (DLQI) were administered on patients to determine the impact of acne vulgaris on quality of life (QOL). Data was analyzed to compare the quality of life indices (CADI and DLQI) for duration and severity of acne. Results: Mean age of study population was 20.69 years. There was a male preponderance with ratio of 1.04:1 (M:F). According to this study 49% of patients had acne vulgaris for less than 1year. In present study maximum number 63.7% of patients presented with lesions over face followed by 14.7% of patients having lesions over face and back. According to DLQI scores of acne showed no effect in 4.3% of the patients, small effect in 26.3% of the patients, moderate effect in 38.7% of patients, very large effect in 29% of patients and extremely large effects on 1.7% of patients. According to CADI scores of acne showed low effect in 31.3% of the patients, majority had medium effect in 56.7% of patients and high effect was seen on 12 % of patients. Conclusions: Overall our study showed that quality of life is significantly impaired in patients of severe acne vulgaris. Use of these simple QOL measures as a part of integral clinical strategy will improve the outcome.

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A cross-sectional study on quality of life among acne vulgaris patients

Pandey

Suresh²,

Dubey³

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“…A hospital based, cross-sectional descriptive type of study design was used. Using the sample size formula, 4pq/L 2 , where 'p', the proportion of patients with an effect on the quality of life was set as 81% based on an Indian study, 3 'q', the proportion without an effect on the quality of life as 19 and 'L', 10% of 'p' as 8.1, the minimum sample size was calculated to be 93. Structured questionnaire was used to collect the data under the broad domains of sociodemographic characteristics and disease characteristics.…”

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“…Low self-esteem, low selfconfidence and social dysfunction leading to anxiety, depression, anger and sometimes suicidal ideation has been reported in acne patients. 3,4 Cosmetic and psychological disability can interfere with career opportunities. Quality of life (QoL) measures help to identify those patients who are vulnerable to psychosocial complications.…”

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Impact of Acne Vulgaris on the Quality of Life

Swathylekshmy¹,

Jayapalan²

2017

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BACKGROUND Acne vulgaris is one of the most common skin diseases worldwide. It affects more than 85% of adolescents and two-thirds of young adults. Face is the commonest site affected. The discomfort, pain, scarring and associated seborrhoea frequently result in psychosocial morbidity. Aims-To study the impact on the quality of life of acne patients using Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) questionnaire and to find out the sociodemographic and clinical determinants of DLQI. MATERIALS AND METHODS A hospital based cross-sectional study design was adopted. A structured questionnaire was used to collect sociodemographic and clinical characteristics. Severity of acne was assessed by Global Acne Grading System (GAGS) score and quality of life by DLQI questionnaire. DLQI was expressed as mean, and student's t test, one way ANOVA and Pearson's correlation coefficients were used as the tests of significance. RESULTS Acne affected the quality of life in 94% of patients. Small effect on the quality of life was seen in 37%, moderate effect in 31% and large effect in 25% and extremely large effect in 1%. Statistically significant (P< 0.001) correlation was seen between the quality of life and severity of acne. The difference in mean DLQI of patients with and without seborrhoea was statistically significant (P=0.045). CONCLUSION Acne has an impact on the quality of life of patients. Quality of life measure helps to identify patients who are vulnerable to psychological complications. A quality of life measure can be incorporated as an integral part of acne management.

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