Adolescents’ self perceived acne-related beliefs: from myth to science

Marković, Milica; Soldatović, Ivan; Bjekić, Milan; Šipetić-Grujičić, Sandra

doi:10.1016/j.abd.2019.02.005

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“…The prevalence of self-reported acne in the present study was about 50%, supporting the estimation that acne is a very common skin disease in adolescents [ 8 , 11 − 15 ].…”

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Adolescents’ beliefs and perceptions of acne vulgaris: A cross-sectional study in Montenegrin schoolchildren

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Background Acne is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease with a high prevalence in adolescent and early adult years. The aim of this study was to assess the self-perceived beliefs of Montenegrin secondary school pupils regarding the acne aggravating and ameliorating factors. Methods This cross-sectional survey of the pupils was conducted during October and November 2020 in four randomly selected public secondary schools in Podgorica, Montenegro. All 500 pupils were asked to fill in a questionnaire that included questions on age, sex, presence of acne, perceived acne aggravating and ameliorating factors, and sources of their information about acne. Results A total of 500 pupils, 234 (46.8%) boys, and 266 (53.2%) girls, aged 14−17 years, participated in the study. Acne was self-reported in 249 (49.8%) pupils, whereas 251 (50.2%) did not report acne. Factors most often believed to aggravate acne were inadequate face washing (85.0%), hormones (84.0%), sweets (82.0%), greasy food (72.6%), makeup (71.2%), and stress (67.8%). Overall the most prevalent acne ameliorating factors were cosmetic treatment (80.4%), increased water consumption (77.6%), a diet change to a healthier food choice (77.4%), and being on school holidays (62.2%). Girls reported more frequently that genetics, stress, sweets consumption, inadequate face wash, and makeup are acne exacerbating factors, whilst cosmetic treatment, increased water consumption, smoking, and being on school holidays are acne ameliorating factors. Boys more frequently considered the benefit of losing weight. There was no statistically significant difference between pupils with and without acne in perceived factors, except for cosmetic treatment. Those with acne more frequently believed in the benefits of cosmetic treatment. Conclusions Many adolescents’ self-perceived beliefs about factors that aggravate and ameliorate acne are myths and misconceptions without evidence-based justification. More efforts are needed to educate pupils about the acne aggravating and ameliorating factors, its health-related consequences, and the treatment possibilities.

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“…The prevalence of self-reported acne in the present study was about 50%, supporting the estimation that acne is a very common skin disease in adolescents [ 8 , 11 − 15 ].…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 90%

“…According to the results of the French study, almost 90% of adolescents did not perceive acne as a disease, but rather as a normal phase of adolescence [ 8 ]. Myths and misconceptions about the factors that exacerbate and ameliorate acne still exist among adolescents [ 8 , 15 ], even among physicians [ 17 ].…”

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Adolescents’ beliefs and perceptions of acne vulgaris: A cross-sectional study in Montenegrin schoolchildren

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“…Patients with acne are often mislead by myths and misconceptions and seek medical attention later on, sometimes more than a year, and often seek other remedies, rather than going to dermatologist 8‐10 . Some misconceptions are about factors that exacerbate acne lesions, like poor hygiene, hormones and premenstrual flare, dietary factors like sweets, diary, fats, cosmetic, emotional stress, infection, sweating, exercise, and others 9‐11 . Other that some factors improves acne evolution, like cosmetic treatment (comedo extraction), sun, UVA, drinking water or shift to healthier dietary habits, factors that are recently supported by studies results 8,12 …”

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Psychodermatology of acne: Psychological aspects and effects of acne vulgaris

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Introduction Acne is a chronic inflammatory skin condition seen commonly in adolescence and young adulthood. Despite being a frequent and nonthreatening life condition, acne has a significant psychological impact and comorbidity. Aims This review will describe prevalence, common clinical features, different clinical presentations, differential diagnoses, and treatment recommendation. Special focus has been put on psychological aspects. Methods We conducted a literature search on PubMed from January 2001 to June 2020 with the search terms of Acne vulgaris, psychological, adolescents, anxiety, suicide, mood disorders. Reference lists of identified articles were examined for further relevant studies. The search was limited to English language articles. No specified quality criteria were used for study inclusion. Results The clinical manifestations of acne are very important in the differential diagnosis and its psychological implications. Conclusion Through this article, we conclude that despite being a frequent and nonthreatening life condition, acne has a significant psychological impact which requires effective treatment to improve the patient’s skin and self‐esteem.

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“…Finally, Markovic et al . performed a study on a large scale of school‐aged children to evaluate self‐perceived acne beliefs, showing that the factor most felt to be acne aggravating was the consumption of dairy products (64%) followed by high GI/GL (sweets) (39.8%) or fat (26.9%) food, whereas a healthy diet was frequently perceived (48.7%) as a protective factor 38 …”

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Diet and acne: review of the evidence from 2009 to 2020

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Background Dietary habits may play a non‐negligible role in the development, duration, and severity of acne, as shown in past critical review articles on such association. Methods The aim of this systematic review is to supplement data available on scientific literature spanning the last 10 years by inserting the keywords “acne” or “acne vulgaris” and “diet”, “nutrition”, “food”, “chocolate”, “dairy”, “whey protein”, “fatty acid”, or “drink” in the timeframe “January 2009‐April 2020” within the PubMed database. Results Fifty‐three reviewed articles met eligibility criteria. They included 11 interventional clinical trials (seven randomized controlled trials and four uncontrolled open label studies) and 42 observational studies (17 case‐control and 22 cross‐sectional studies, and three descriptive studies). Conclusions This review reinforces the notion of a rapidly growing exponential trend of interest in this subject by the scientific community. Acne‐promoting factors include high GI/GL food, dairy products, fat food, and chocolate, whereas acne‐protective factors include fatty acids, fruit, and vegetable intake. The role played by specific dietary components pertaining to different foods, as done for milk (full‐fat/whole, reduced‐fat, low‐fat/skim milk), dairy products (milk cream, ice cream, yogurt, cheese, etc.), or chocolate (cocoa, dark/milk chocolate), remains an unsolved issue and objective of future research.

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Adolescents’ self perceived acne-related beliefs: from myth to science

Cited by 18 publications

References 50 publications

Adolescents’ beliefs and perceptions of acne vulgaris: A cross-sectional study in Montenegrin schoolchildren

Adolescents’ beliefs and perceptions of acne vulgaris: A cross-sectional study in Montenegrin schoolchildren

Psychodermatology of acne: Psychological aspects and effects of acne vulgaris

Diet and acne: review of the evidence from 2009 to 2020

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