Social media use in patients with acne vulgaris: What do patients expect from social media?

Autor: Aslan Kayıran M; Department of Dermatological and Venereal Diseases, Göztepe Prof. Dr. Süleyman Yalçın City Hospital, İstanbul Medeniyet University, Istanbul, Turkey., Karadağ AS; Department of Dermatological and Venereal Diseases, Memorial Ataşehir Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey., Alyamaç G; Department of Dermatological and Venereal Diseases, Private Medicana Bursa Hospital, Bursa, Turkey., Çevirgen Cemil B; Department of Dermatological and Venereal Diseases, Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital, Health Sciences University., Demirseren DD; Department of Dermatological and Venereal Diseases, Ankara City Hospital, Health Sciences University, Ankara, Turkey., Aksoy H; Department of Dermatological and Venereal Diseases, Göztepe Prof. Dr. Süleyman Yalçın City Hospital, İstanbul Medeniyet University, Istanbul, Turkey., Oğuz Kılıç S; Department of Dermatological and Venereal Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, 18 Mart University, Canakkale, Turkey., Taş Demircan Y; Department of Dermatological and Venereal Diseases, Adana Seyhan State Hospital, Adana, Turkey., İnan Yüksel E; Department of Dermatological and Venereal Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Fırat University, Elazığ, Turkey., Kalkan G; Department of Dermatological and Venereal Diseases, Ankara City Hospital, Health Sciences University, Ankara, Turkey., Yaşar G; Department of Dermatological and Venereal Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey., Şikar Aktürk A; Department of Dermatological and Venereal Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey., Kutlu Ö; Department of Dermatological and Venereal Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Uşak University, Uşak, Turkey., Altıntaş Kakşi S; Department of Dermatological and Venereal Diseases, Göztepe Prof. Dr. Süleyman Yalçın City Hospital, İstanbul Medeniyet University, Istanbul, Turkey., Elibüyük Aksaç S; Department of Dermatological and Venereal Diseases, Mersin City Hospital., Kaya Erdoğan H; Department of Dermatological and Venereal Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey., Kaya Özden H; Department of Dermatological and Venereal Diseases, Kocaeli Derince Training and Research Hospital, Kocaeli, Turkey., Sarıkaya Solak S; Department of Dermatological and Venereal Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey., Koska MC; Department of Dermatological and Venereal Diseases, Artvin State Hospital, Artvin, Turkey., Yazıcı S; Department of Dermatological and Venereal Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkey.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of cosmetic dermatology [J Cosmet Dermatol] 2021 Aug; Vol. 20 (8), pp. 2556-2564. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jun 18.
DOI: 10.1111/jocd.14272
Abstrakt: Background: Acne vulgaris (AV) may affect external appearance and significantly deteriorate the quality of life of patients. Therefore, patients make various inquiries about their disease and seek treatment options.
Aims: To investigate the social media usage habits of patients with AV concerning their diseases, and their recommendations for dermatologists related to social media use.
Methods: A total of 1609 patients with AV completed the survey prepared by the authors and the Cardiff Acne Disability Index questionnaire. The Food and Drug Administration severity scores and clinical information of the patients were noted by their physicians.
Results: Of the 1,489 patients who stated that they used social media, 46.31% regularly and 28.77% sometimes referred to these sources to make inquiries about AV. Social media usage for AV was statistically significantly higher in women, participants with short term and severe disease, those with a moderate income level, and those using topical treatment and cosmetics. They mostly used Google (67%), Instagram (54%), and YouTube (49%). While 76% of the participants stated that they did not share what they saw on the Internet with their doctor. Of the respondents, 18.5% were trying to contact their dermatologists through the Internet, and 69.73% would prefer experts such as dermatologists to post-AV-related content.
Conclusions: Our study shows that patients frequently resort to social media to seek information about AV. In the changing digital world order, it is observed that there is a need for dermatologists to use social media more actively to share accurate information about AV.
(© 2021 Wiley Periodicals LLC.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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