Practical use of a disability index in the routine management of acne

Motley, Richard; Finlay, A.Y.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2230.1992.tb02521.x

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“…So, the fact that duration of the disease influences the level of anxiety and depression is consistent with the past study. 22 Motiley RJ et al 27 have reported reverse figures as compared to this study. Thus, the finding can vary in different studies.…”

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Frequency And Magnitude Of Anxiety And Depression Among Acne Patients: A Study Of 100 Cases

Ahmed¹,

Ahmed²

2007

J Liaquat Uni Med Health Sci

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A total of 100 clinically diagnosed cases of acne belonging to both sexes and different age groups, fulfilling the inclusion criteria were enrolled. Only those patients were studied who could complete the Aga Khan University Anxiety and Depression Scale (AKUADS). The "psychiatric scale scores" achieved by "AKUADS", indicated the probability of anxiety and depression in these patients. All the patients scoring 19 or above were labeled as suffering from anxiety and depression. All the findings were recorded, compiled, tabulated and analyzed. RESULTS: Of the 100 patients studied, there were 35 males (35%) and 65 females (65%). The minimum age of presentation was 14 years and maximum 38, with a mean of 21.4 years. Mild acne was seen in 52%, followed by moderate in 35% and severe acne was a feature in 11%, while 2% cases had acne excoriee. The duration of the disease ranged in between 1 month to 10 years, with a mean of 38 months. Forty two of the patients studied manifested anxiety and depression with a score of or above 19 (AKUADS) accounting for 21% with moderate acne followed by mild acne (12%), severe (7%) and acne excoriee (

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Frequency And Magnitude Of Anxiety And Depression Among Acne Patients: A Study Of 100 Cases

Ahmed¹,

Ahmed²

2007

J Liaquat Uni Med Health Sci

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“…A higher score shows a very large impact on quality of life. 19 In our study a CADI score <8 is considered to have a small effect on quality of life & a score>8 is considered as having a larger effect on QOL. Both the questionnaires have Persian equivalents with confirmed reliability and validity.…”

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

Samanthula¹

2013

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“…A single physician recorded all the clinical observations using assessment scale ((Leeds count [16] and Cardiff Acne disability Index [17]). In this patient overall change in facial acne compared with his or her appearance at the beginning of study was made on the four point scale ranging from excellent to poor response.…”

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Evaluation of Efficacy and Safety of Perfact Face Gel and Perfact Face Tablets in Management of Acne

Yadav¹,

Singh²,

Chatterjee³

et al. 2011

J Clin Exp Dermatol

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Acne is a common disease of the pilosebaceous units of the skin and topical therapy is recommended for the management of acne with comedolytic, anti-inflammatory agents, along with antimicrobials. However, topical application of these drugs leads to frequent adverse effects and also, there is an emergence of antibiotic resistance by Propionibacterium acnes. Furthermore, systemic antimicrobial usage has been causally associated with various adverse events. No simple recipe for the treatment can be provided. Treatment options vary with the stage and severity of the disease. So now a day's physicians prefer the herboformulations containing Melaleuca alternifoli, Azadirachta indica, Curcuma longa, Piper nigrum, Aloe vera, Citrus bergamia, Santalum album, Rosa centifolia, Carica papaya etc. than the allopathic drugs due to less or no side effects. Perfact gel is herbal formulation contains 5% of Melaleuca alternifoli (Tea tree oil) and Perfact tablet is polyherbal formulations and contains extracts of Azadirachta indica, Curcuma longa, and Piper nigrum, and the study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of perfect face, Perfect face tablets and both in the management of acne.

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Practical use of a disability index in the routine management of acne

Cited by 266 publications

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Frequency And Magnitude Of Anxiety And Depression Among Acne Patients: A Study Of 100 Cases

Frequency And Magnitude Of Anxiety And Depression Among Acne Patients: A Study Of 100 Cases

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

Evaluation of Efficacy and Safety of Perfact Face Gel and Perfact Face Tablets in Management of Acne

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