ArticleClinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology2021
Assessment of Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Acne Vulgaris in Medina: A Case-Control Study.
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- Assessing the Impact of Oral Isotretinoin on the Menstrual Cycle: A Prospective Study on Predictors of Menstrual Irregularities.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Observational
- Lack of Association of Acne Severity with Depression, Anxiety, Stress, and Eating Attitudes: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Article
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- The Effects of Isotretinoin on The Menstrual Cycle: A Cross-Sectional Study.Clinics and practice · 2022Article
- Alexithymia in Adolescents with Acne: Association with Quality of Life Impairment and Stigmatization.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Potential roles of gut microbial tryptophan metabolites in the complex pathogenesis of acne vulgaris.Frontiers in microbiology · 2022Review
- A Response to: Assessment of Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Acne Vulgaris in Medina: A Case-Control Study [Letter].Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeAcne vulgaris is a common dermatological disease in adolescents that show high prevalence rates of anxiety and depression that may lead to consequences that affect quality of life. This study aimed to assess and compare anxiety and depression in patients with acne and a control group and to determine their correlation with other demographic data. PATIENTS AND
methodsThis was a case-control study conducted in 2019 for 3 months at the derma-tology department of Ohud Hospital and two other private clinics in the Medina region of Saudi Arabia. For this study, 296 consecutive patients in the age group of 12 to 60 years who were diagnosed as having acne vulgaris were enrolled and matched with a control group. Data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire, including sociodemographic data and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale scores.
resultsWe found no significant differences between the two groups regarding sex, age group, nationality, and educational level, but found a significant difference in marital status (p < 0.001). Most (62.5%) of the acne cases were moderate in severity. The overall anxiety score in the acne group was 7.68 ± 4.90, with a significant difference with the control group (p = 0.031), whereas the anxiety level and depression score showed no significant difference (p = 0.082 and p = 0.656, respectively). Moreover, a strong correlation was found between anxiety and depression in the acne group (r = 0.732, p < 0.001).
conclusionA positive correlation was found between the anxiety and depression scores in the patients with acne, which was not related to age group or educational level. However, the anxiety scores of the patients with acne showed a significant relationship with sex.
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