Quality of Life Perspective Towards Acne among Adolescents at Tertiary Care Center of Gujarat, India.

INTRODUCTION

Acne is the most common disease of skin affecting adolescents, which can have a significant psychological impact leading to anxiety and depression.

AIMS: Study was undertaken to see the impact of acne on the Quality of life.

MATERIALS AND

METHODS

The study was conducted from March 2012 to February 2013, in the age group 14-25, using a validated self-administered questionnaire The questions were evaluated using 4 point Likert scale (0-3).

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: Statistical calculations were done using Excel 2010 and Statgraphics Centurion XVI.I.

RESULTS

Among 869 participants, 608(69.97%) had acne while 261 (30.03%) had no acne. Of acne sufferers 43.75% were males and 56.25% were females with maximum 67.93% in the age group 18-21. Of Non-acne participants 57.09% considered acne as a problem and 54.02% were disturbed by the idea of having acne. Study showed p-values<0.05 indicating statistically significant non-zero correlations at 95.0% confidence level.

CONCLUSION

The quality of life scale of acne varies according to individual perception and differs from population to population. Questionnaire evaluation is a useful tool, but cannot replace proper psychological assessment.