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- Title
Predictive Value of Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms Involving the Skin on Quality of Life in Patients with Acne Vulgaris.
- Authors
BEZ, Yasin; YESILOVA, Yavuz; ARP, Mustafa; Cemal KAYA, Mehmet; ALPAK, Gokay; BULUT, Mahmut
- Abstract
Acne is one of the most common dermatological diseases, and obsessive compulsive disorder is among the most frequent psychiatric conditions seen in dermatology clinics. Comorbidity of these conditions may therefore be expected. The aim of this study was to measure obsessive compulsive symptoms and quality of life in patients with acne vulgaris, compare them with those of healthy control subjects, and determine whether there is any predictive value of obsessive compulsive symptoms for quality of life in patients with acne. Obsessive compulsive symptoms and quality of life measurements of 146 patients with acne vulgaris and 94 healthy control subjects were made using the Maudsley Obsessive Compulsive Questionnaire and Short Form-36 in a cross-sectional design. Patients with acne vulgaris had lower scores for physical functioning, physical role dysfunction, general health perception, vitality, and emotional role dysfunction. They also had higher scores for checking, slowness, and rumination. The only predictor of physical functioning and vitality dimensions of health-related quality of life in these patients was rumination score. Obsessive compulsive symptoms in patients with acne vulgaris are higher than in controls, and this may correlate with both disease severity and quality of life for patients.
- Subjects
ACNE; SEBACEOUS gland diseases; SKIN inflammation; DERMATOLOGY; QUALITY of life
- Publication
Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2013, Vol 93, Issue 6, p679
- ISSN
0001-5555
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2340/00015555-1598