Study of psycho-emotional state of patients with acne depending on the severity and hereditary factors

Acne is one of the most common skin disease in young adults and occurs in 85% of boys and girls. The disease is characterized by progressive course of the formation of psycho-emotional disorders, mainly depression row in about half of patients. Installed heredity is almost 80% of first-degree relati...

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Main Authors: Petrenko, Anastasiia (Author), Litus, Oleksander (Author)
Format: EJournal Article
Published: Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, 2017-06-21.
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Summary:Acne is one of the most common skin disease in young adults and occurs in 85% of boys and girls. The disease is characterized by progressive course of the formation of psycho-emotional disorders, mainly depression row in about half of patients. Installed heredity is almost 80% of first-degree relatives of patients with acne. In patients with positive family history of acne the disease occurs earlier and course harder. The aim of the study - is to determine the impact of acne on psycho-emotional status in patients. Materials and methods. We examined 78 patients with severe and moderate acne. All patients were questioned by questionnaire CADI (Cardiff Acne Disability Index). Results. Among the surveyed men with moderate acne average value was 6, median - 6, mode - 6; in men with severe acne course average value was 8.6, median - 9.5, mode - 10. Among women surveyed the results of the form were somewhat different from data that were shown by male patients. Women with moderate acne had average value 7 points, the median - 7.5 mode - 8; among women who had severe acne course the average value was - 8, median - 9. Conclusions. As can be seen from the results of the questionnaire, respondents in all groups were shown a significant effect of disease on the psycho-emotional state of patients. 
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