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The Impact of Post-Acne Scars on the Quality of Life Among Young Adults in Singapore
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Post-acne scarring is a common and well-known sequelae of acne vulgaris. We aim to study the impact of post-acne scarring on the quality of life (QOL) among young adults in Singapore. SETTINGS AND DESIGN: This was a non-interventional prospective study. MATERIALS AND METHO...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4645145/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26644739 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2077.167272 |
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description | BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Post-acne scarring is a common and well-known sequelae of acne vulgaris. We aim to study the impact of post-acne scarring on the quality of life (QOL) among young adults in Singapore. SETTINGS AND DESIGN: This was a non-interventional prospective study. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Patients aged 21-40 years with atrophic and hypertrophic acne scars who attended the National Skin Centre, Singapore were recruited in the study. They answered a simple questionnaire and the clinical severity of their acne scars were assessed by the doctor. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: Descriptive analyses using absolute and percentage frequencies were performed on all data. The test of significance was two-sided and was set at 5% (P ≤ 0.05). Differential analyses were conducted using the parametric, independent two-sample t-test and non-parametric Mann–Whitney U-test. The statistical assessments were performed using SPSS version 18.0. RESULTS: A total of 100 patients were studied. The mean patients’ subjective self-scoring on the severity of their post-acne scars was 5.78/10 and the mean Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) for post-acne scars was 5.61. Many (36%, n = 36) were self-conscious of their acne scars and 24%, (n = 24) felt that their acne scars was affecting their social activities. CONCLUSIONS: Our study showed that post-acne scars have a significant negative effect on the QOL of young adults. It highlights the need to increase public awareness of acne vulgaris and its sequelae through education programs and advocating early treatment to reduce the risk of scarring. |
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spelling | pubmed-46451452015-12-07 The Impact of Post-Acne Scars on the Quality of Life Among Young Adults in Singapore Chuah, Sai Yee Goh, Chee Leok J Cutan Aesthet Surg Original Article BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Post-acne scarring is a common and well-known sequelae of acne vulgaris. We aim to study the impact of post-acne scarring on the quality of life (QOL) among young adults in Singapore. SETTINGS AND DESIGN: This was a non-interventional prospective study. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Patients aged 21-40 years with atrophic and hypertrophic acne scars who attended the National Skin Centre, Singapore were recruited in the study. They answered a simple questionnaire and the clinical severity of their acne scars were assessed by the doctor. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: Descriptive analyses using absolute and percentage frequencies were performed on all data. The test of significance was two-sided and was set at 5% (P ≤ 0.05). Differential analyses were conducted using the parametric, independent two-sample t-test and non-parametric Mann–Whitney U-test. The statistical assessments were performed using SPSS version 18.0. RESULTS: A total of 100 patients were studied. The mean patients’ subjective self-scoring on the severity of their post-acne scars was 5.78/10 and the mean Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) for post-acne scars was 5.61. Many (36%, n = 36) were self-conscious of their acne scars and 24%, (n = 24) felt that their acne scars was affecting their social activities. CONCLUSIONS: Our study showed that post-acne scars have a significant negative effect on the QOL of young adults. It highlights the need to increase public awareness of acne vulgaris and its sequelae through education programs and advocating early treatment to reduce the risk of scarring. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015 /pmc/articles/PMC4645145/ /pubmed/26644739 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2077.167272 Text en Copyright: © Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Chuah, Sai Yee Goh, Chee Leok The Impact of Post-Acne Scars on the Quality of Life Among Young Adults in Singapore |
title | The Impact of Post-Acne Scars on the Quality of Life Among Young Adults in Singapore |
title_full | The Impact of Post-Acne Scars on the Quality of Life Among Young Adults in Singapore |
title_fullStr | The Impact of Post-Acne Scars on the Quality of Life Among Young Adults in Singapore |
title_full_unstemmed | The Impact of Post-Acne Scars on the Quality of Life Among Young Adults in Singapore |
title_short | The Impact of Post-Acne Scars on the Quality of Life Among Young Adults in Singapore |
title_sort | impact of post-acne scars on the quality of life among young adults in singapore |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4645145/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26644739 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2077.167272 |
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