To study the quality of life in acne vulgaris patients by using Dermatology life quality index (DLQI) and Cardiff acne disability index(CADI) - A cross sectional study.

Dr Rajendra Shinde; Dr Vaibhav Kalambe

Volume : VIII, Issue : V, May - 2019

To study the quality of life in acne vulgaris patients by using Dermatology life quality index (DLQI) and Cardiff acne disability index(CADI) - A cross sectional study.

Dr Rajendra Shinde, Dr Vaibhav Kalambe

Abstract :

Context: Acne vulgaris is a common condition affecting 80% of adolescents and adults at some stage. Previous studies have reported dissatisfaction with appearance, embarrassment and self-confidence in acne patients with negative impact on interpersonal relationships, sports activities, and employment opportunities in teens and young adults. As there were few studies in Indian context, the present aim of present study was to investigate the quality of life (QoL) of patients with acne in an Indian context. Aims: 1) To study the overall impact of Acne Vulgaris on QoL in adolescent and young adults in the age group 16 to 26 years. 2) To study the correlation between severity, age and sex wise impact of acne and its impact on QoL. Settings and Design: Methods and Material: It was a cross-sectional, questionnaire based study, carried out at Out-patient department of Dermatology after obtaining ethical committee clearance. Informed consent from all patients was taken. The total duration of study was 1.5 years from January 2015 to June 2016. The diagnosis of acne was done clinically with appropriate grading. The patients were handed over 2 questionnaires; DLQI and CADI; in English, Marathi and Hindi. Data was analyzed by using appropriate statistics.