Quality of Life of Cohabitants of People Living with Acne

Autor: Eliseo Martínez-García, Salvador Arias-Santiago, Enrique Herrera-Acosta, Andrew Affleck, Enrique Herrera-Ceballos, Agustin Buendía-Eisman
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Acta Dermato-Venereologica, Vol 100, Iss 17, p adv00290 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0001-5555
1651-2057
00015555
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-3636
Popis: The aim of this study was to analyse the levels of anxiety, depression, and quality of life of individuals living with acne patients (cohabitants). The study included patients, cohabitants, and controls; a total of 204 participants. Patients’ health-related quality of life was measured with the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI), while cohabitants’ quality of life was measured with the Family Dermatology Life Quality Index (FDLQI). The psychological state of all participants was measured with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Presence of acne impaired the quality of life of 89.4% of the cohabitants. The FDLQI scores of cohabitants were significantly associated with the DLQI scores of the patients (rp = 0.294; p = 0.044). Anxiety and depression levels in cohabitants were significantly higher than in controls (p
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