Acne vulgaris: myths and misconceptions among patients and family physicians

Brajac, Ines; Bilić-Zulle, Lidija; Tkalčić, Mladenka; Lončarek, Karmen; Gruber, Franjo

doi:10.1016/s0738-3991(03)00168-x

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“…Similar results were observed by Brajac I where most of them used medical creams as over the counter medication to treat acne. 4 In our study, 81% felt depressed when they got acne. Interestingly, only 54% self-reported stress because of acne in Darwish MA study.…”

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“…This study shows a better knowledge score compared to other studies. 4,6,9 Attitude and practice towards acne 46% were in favour of consulting a doctor and this attitude is in line with the practice where 45% consulted a dermatologist when they had acne last time. This is comparable to the study done by Poli F, 32% did not report to a dermatologist believing acne would resolve spontaneously.…”

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“…3 There are many myths and misconceptions in patients as well as health physicians regarding the causes and treatment of acne. 4 Since it has many misconceptions and multi-factorial causation, the knowledge, attitude and practices regarding acne hold a major significance in the etiopathogenesis and outcomes of acne patients. To the best of our knowledge no Indian study exists depicting the Indian perspective of knowledge, attitude and practice of acne.…”

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Background: Acne is a chronic inflammatory disease known to occur in adolescent age group. There are many myths and misconceptions in patients as well as health physicians regarding the causes and treatment of acne. Objective of the study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice towards acne vulgaris among acne patients attending skin outpatient department in a private medical college.Methods: This is a cross sectional, questionnaire based study conducted between January - April 2016. 100 patients having acne lesions were included in the study.Results: Majority of the study subjects belonged to the age group 15-24. The study showed that 72% had good knowledge. More than half of the study subjects had wrong belief that eating oily foods, chocolates, spicy food caused acne but more than 40% of the study subjects had good knowledge about the causes and aggravating factors like it worsens by squeezing/picking/rubbing (83%), commonly found in oily skin (67%), has seasonal occurrence (54%), associated with premenstrual flare (42%), aggravated with use of cosmetics (41%). Conclusions: The acne patients had poor practice and unfavorable attitude in spite of good knowledge. Many myths exist among patients. Despite being so common and very well responsive to treatment, it is a major cause of depression among patients.

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“…[12,16,17] Doctors and medical staff were the main source of information in our study population. Similarly, doctor/general practitioners were the main source by three-fourth of patients in study by Jerry et al while it was a source of information by only 1.1% of patients in study by Rigopoulos et al 32.9 % of our patients and 44%of patients by Jerry et al got information from T.V/ social media while it was 17.5% in the study by Rigopoulos et al In this study 54.9% believed acne is a curable disease while 49% of patients agreed to this in study by Jerry et al and 96% thought acne to be curable in study by Brajaca et al [21] and 41.9% by Yahya et al Over the counter medications were practiced by 65.8% of our patients to treat acne and only 11.4% would consult a doctor regarding their skin condition. Similar results were observed in other study where most of studied cases used over the counter medication to treat acne and 46% preferred consulting a dermatologist when they had acne.…”

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“…Similar results were observed in other study where most of studied cases used over the counter medication to treat acne and 46% preferred consulting a dermatologist when they had acne. [21] …”

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Awareness, Perceptions and Practices towards Acne Vulgaris among Acne Patients in Saudi Arabia

Muawad¹,

Alharbi²,

Alsadi³

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Background: Acne vulgaris is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that is highly prevalent among adolescent age group. Aim: The main objective of the study was to assess awareness, perceptions and practices towards acne vulgaris among acne patients attending dermatology clinics in a tertiary health care center in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Methods: we conducted a cross-sectional study, on 193 acne patients attending the dermatology outpatient clinics of King Fahad Hospital in Jeddah, for a period of 3 months, commencing from 2nd December 2016 to 27th February 2017. All included acne patients interviewed using a pre-tested, semi-structured questionnaire containing questions about patients' demographic information, knowledge and practices about acne vulgaris. Result: The study showed that 46.2% of acne patients had poor knowledge about acne vulgaris. More than half of the study population had wrong practices and perceptions on acne. Education level was found significantly associated with good knowledge and practices regarding acne vulgaris. Conclusion: We found that awareness on acne vulgaris is insufficient among acne patients in Saudi Arabia. Community-based health awareness programs on acne are needed to increase the awareness and to prevent the malpractices done by acne patients.

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Educating Adolescents About Acne Vulgaris

Koch¹,

Ryder²,

Dziura³

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Intervention: All participants completed a brief enrollment questionnaire to gauge baseline knowledge of acne vulgaris. Subjects were then randomized to either receive a written handout or watch an audiovisual computerized presentation. Immediately following the intervention, and again at 1 month, patients were asked to complete identical questionnaires to assess change in knowledge. Main Outcome Measures:Change in knowledge about acne vulgaris, as indicated by performance on preintervention, postintervention, and 1-month follow-up questionnaires.Results: Baseline questionnaires were completed by 21 patients in the pilot study and 80 patients in the revised study; 17 (81%) and 77 (96%) completed the respective studies. In both the pilot (P =.64) and revised (P =.63) studies, there was no significant difference between intervention groups in terms of baseline knowledge or gain in knowledge. Immediately postintervention, both groups showed significant improvement from baseline (PϽ.001 in the revised study and PϽ .01 in the pilot study). At the 1-month follow-up, patients in the pilot study randomized to receive the computerized presentation still showed significant gain in knowledge from baseline (PϽ.05), while those in the handout group did not. Meanwhile, both intervention groups in the revised study continued to show significant gain in knowledge from baseline at 1 month (P Ͻ .001). Conclusion:Both written handouts and audiovisual computerized presentations about acne vulgaris confer significant and equivalent benefits in terms of short-and long-term knowledge gains among adolescent patients with acne.

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Acne vulgaris: myths and misconceptions among patients and family physicians

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Knowledge, attitude and practice towards acne vulgaris among acne patients

Knowledge, attitude and practice towards acne vulgaris among acne patients

Awareness, Perceptions and Practices towards Acne Vulgaris among Acne Patients in Saudi Arabia

Educating Adolescents About Acne Vulgaris

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