The Psychosocial Impact of Chronic Facial Dermatoses in Adults
Introduction: Skin diseases have negative psychological and social consequences, especially when they are chronic and affect a visible area of the body, such as the face. Objectives: The purpose of this study is to investigate and compare the psychosocial impact of three common chronic dermatos...
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Introduction: Skin diseases have negative psychological and social consequences, especially when they are chronic and affect a visible area of the body, such as the face.
Objectives: The purpose of this study is to investigate and compare the psychosocial impact of three common chronic dermatoses of the face: acne, rosacea, and seborrheic dermatitis.
Methods: The Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and Social Appearance Anxiety Scale (SAAS) were used to compare acne, rosacea, and seborrheic dermatitis patients and healthy controls. The relationships between DLQI, HADS, and SAAS results were investigated, as well as their associations with disease duration and severity.
Results: The study included 164 acne patients, 134 rosacea patients, 120 seborrheic dermatitis patients, and 124 controls. The patient groups had significantly higher DLQI, HADS, and SAAS scores than the control group. Rosacea patients had the highest DLQI and SAAS scores, as well as the highest anxiety prevalence. Patients with seborrheic dermatitis had the highest rate of depression. The DLQI, HADS, and SAAS results were moderately correlated with each other, but their relationship with disease duration and severity was insignificant or weak at best.
Conclusions: Chronic facial dermatoses have a detrimental impact on mood and quality of life. Although patients with acne, rosacea, and seborrheic dermatitis have distinct lesions, the outcomes in terms of quality of life, anxiety, and depression are largely similar. Furthermore, these patients have a higher prevalence of social anxiety as a result of their overall appearance rather than just their faces.
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| spelling | doaj.art-5eeb5a40fb14412eb93b0a7a2d9b568e2023-02-02T11:15:58ZengMattioli1885Dermatology Practical & Conceptual2160-93812023-01-0113110.5826/dpc.1301a29The Psychosocial Impact of Chronic Facial Dermatoses in AdultsYunus Ozcan0Mehmet Ali Sungur1Begüm Yaman Özcan2Yavuz Eyüp3Emin Özlü4Department of Dermatology, Duzce Ataturk State Hospital, Duzce, TurkeyDepartment of Biostatistics, Duzce University Faculty of Medicine, Duzce, TurkeyDepartment of Psychiatry, Duzce University Faculty of Medicine, Duzce, TurkeyDepartment of Dermatology, Unye State Hospital, Unye/Ordu, TurkeyAssociate Professor of Dermatology, Private Practice, Duzce, Turkey Introduction: Skin diseases have negative psychological and social consequences, especially when they are chronic and affect a visible area of the body, such as the face. Objectives: The purpose of this study is to investigate and compare the psychosocial impact of three common chronic dermatoses of the face: acne, rosacea, and seborrheic dermatitis. Methods: The Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and Social Appearance Anxiety Scale (SAAS) were used to compare acne, rosacea, and seborrheic dermatitis patients and healthy controls. The relationships between DLQI, HADS, and SAAS results were investigated, as well as their associations with disease duration and severity. Results: The study included 164 acne patients, 134 rosacea patients, 120 seborrheic dermatitis patients, and 124 controls. The patient groups had significantly higher DLQI, HADS, and SAAS scores than the control group. Rosacea patients had the highest DLQI and SAAS scores, as well as the highest anxiety prevalence. Patients with seborrheic dermatitis had the highest rate of depression. The DLQI, HADS, and SAAS results were moderately correlated with each other, but their relationship with disease duration and severity was insignificant or weak at best. Conclusions: Chronic facial dermatoses have a detrimental impact on mood and quality of life. Although patients with acne, rosacea, and seborrheic dermatitis have distinct lesions, the outcomes in terms of quality of life, anxiety, and depression are largely similar. Furthermore, these patients have a higher prevalence of social anxiety as a result of their overall appearance rather than just their faces. https://dpcj.org/index.php/dpc/article/view/2438acneanxietydepressionrosaceaseborrheic dermatitis |
| spellingShingle | Yunus Ozcan Mehmet Ali Sungur Begüm Yaman Özcan Yavuz Eyüp Emin Özlü The Psychosocial Impact of Chronic Facial Dermatoses in Adults Dermatology Practical & Conceptual acne anxiety depression rosacea seborrheic dermatitis |
| title | The Psychosocial Impact of Chronic Facial Dermatoses in Adults |
| title_full | The Psychosocial Impact of Chronic Facial Dermatoses in Adults |
| title_fullStr | The Psychosocial Impact of Chronic Facial Dermatoses in Adults |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Psychosocial Impact of Chronic Facial Dermatoses in Adults |
| title_short | The Psychosocial Impact of Chronic Facial Dermatoses in Adults |
| title_sort | psychosocial impact of chronic facial dermatoses in adults |
| topic | acne anxiety depression rosacea seborrheic dermatitis |
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