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Psychological Effects of Acne Vulgaris Among Secondary School Adolescents in Damietta Governorate

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Last updated: 24 Dec 2024

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Dermatology

Abstract

Background: Acne is reported to have a negative effect on mental health in adolescents.
Aim of the work: Evaluation of the psychological effects of acne vulgaris amongst secondary school adolescents in Damietta Governorate.
Patients and Methods: A cross-sectional study was completed on 172 students with acne vulgaris aged between 15- and 19-years during the period extended from September 2019 to March 2020 in Damietta governorate schools from both sexes. Patients with disorders present before acne or other chronic diseases were excluded from the study.  All patients were evaluated by the Arabic version of the Dermatology Life Quality Index [DLQI] to determine the dermatological quality of life [QOL] among acne cases.
Results: 46.8% of cases had body dysmorphic disorders. 82.7% of cases complained of anxiety, with a mean value of 15.47± 11.08. From them, 39.9% had a mild degree, 23.8, 20.3, and 16.1% had moderate, severe, and very severe. 76.9% of cases complained of depression, with a mean value of 13.68 ± 8.55. From them, 45.9%, 28.6, 12.0&13.5% had a mild degree, moderate, severe, and very severe acne.  Regarding resilience, only 6.9% had a mild degree, 43.4&49.7 had moderate and high degrees with a mean value of 124.25 ± 18.35. According to our knowledge, this was an early study to assess resilience in acne cases.
Conclusion: The occurrence of anxiety, depression, and body dysmorphic disorders is higher among acne patients in comparison to that of the general population. We found no relation between resilience and acne severity.

DOI

10.21608/ijma.2021.44447.1184

Keywords

Acne, anxiety, Body dysmorphic disorders, depression, Resilience

Authors

First Name

Sarah

Last Name

Elsadek

MiddleName

Mohammed

Affiliation

Department of Dermatology, El-Senbellawein General Hospital, Ministry of Health, El-Mansoura, Egypt

Email

sarahalfiky@gmail.com

City

Al-Mansoura

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First Name

Zakaria

Last Name

Obaid

MiddleName

Mahran

Affiliation

Department of Dermatology, Damietta Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Egypt

Email

zmahran67@gmail.com

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Orcid

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First Name

Osama

Last Name

Hashem

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Affiliation

Department of Dermatology, Damietta Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Egypt

Email

osama.os129@gmail.com

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Orcid

0000000337730990

First Name

Ayman

Last Name

Abdelmaksoud

MiddleName

Alhosseiny

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, Damietta Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Egypt

Email

ay-hosini@hotmail.com

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3

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1

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21557

Issue Date

2021-01-01

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2020-09-29

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2021-01-01

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1,163

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1,171

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2636-4174

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2682-3780

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IJMA_Volume 3_Issue 1_Pages 1163-1171.pdf

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International Journal of Medical Arts

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Psychological Effects of Acne Vulgaris Among Secondary School Adolescents in Damietta Governorate

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Created At

22 Jan 2023