Abstract
Background: Acne is a very common distressing skin condition that affects multiple aspects of quality of life of an individual. It has been illustrated that acne have tremendous effect on an individual’s self-image and impacts his or her quality of life. The extent of burden of the disease experienced by the patients seems to be underestimated by the whole medical fraternity. The aim of the study is to determine the health related quality of life impairment in acne patients using CADI and to identify various variables that increase the patients’ susceptibility for quality of life impairment. Subjects and Methods: This is a hospital based, cross sectional study conducted in the Department of Dermatology, Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital from Jan 2017 to December 2017.A total of 202 acne patients were evaluated with CADI. Clinical characteristics were recorded after history and clinical examination. Results: Out of total 202 patients enrolled, 56.4% of patient scored a CADI score of (5-9) indicating moderate quality of life impairment and 15.3% of patient scored a CADI score of 10 or more indicating severe quality of life impairment. The mean CADI score was 6.82 ± 2.75. There was positive correlation between the CADI score and impact on quality of life with grade of acne, which was statistically significant (p<0.001). Conclusion: Acne is a common skin disease with tremendous adverse effect on the patient’s health related quality of life. Patients are affected both physically and mentally with this condition. Journal of Nobel Medical College Volume 7, Number 1, Issue 12, January-June 2018, Page: 45-49
Highlights
Caucasian, African Americans and HispanicAcne vulgaris is the most common skin populations and the second most commonly disease encountered in the general treated dermatological disease in the Asian population, and has considerable impact on population [2]
This is a hospital based, cross sectional study conducted in the Department of Dermatology, Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital from Jan 2017 to December
2017.A total of 202 acne patients were evaluated with Cardiff Acne Disability Index (CADI)
Summary
African Americans and HispanicAcne vulgaris is the most common skin populations and the second most commonly disease encountered in the general treated dermatological disease in the Asian population, and has considerable impact on population [2]. The lesions of acne quality of life of the sufferers [1] It is the may vary in number and morphology during most common dermatological disease for it’s natural course of disease, numerous which patients seek physician care in the measurements have been developed, based. Acne vulgaris is a common distressing skin disease that does affect all aspects of an individual’s health-related quality of life (HRQoL); in particular, personal relationships, feelings and emotions, sports, social circle and employment prospects [7]. Individuals with minor objective evidence of acne may suffer severe subjective impairment, greatly affecting their HRQoL [8]. Acne is a very common distressing skin condition that affects multiple aspects of quality of life of an individual. The aim of the study is to determine the health related quality of life impairment in acne patients using CADI and to identify various variables that increase the patients’
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