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Coping with acne: beliefs and perceptions in a sample of secondary school Greek pupils.
Rigopoulos, D; Gregoriou, S; Ifandi, A; Efstathiou, G; Georgala, S; Chalkias, J; Katsambas, A.
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  • Rigopoulos D; University of Athens, Department of Dermatology, A Sygros Hospital, Athens, Greece. drigop@hol.gr
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol ; 21(6): 806-10, 2007 Jul.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17567312
BACKGROUND: Information on the understanding of acne in adolescents has only occasionally been reported in the medical literature. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the perceptions of Greek high school students regarding acne causation, exacerbating factors, sources of information, and effect on their daily life and school performance. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Three-hundred and forty-seven students (aged 13-18) of four Athenian high schools completed a self-reported questionnaire. RESULTS: Self-reported acne was present in 59.2% (187/316). Popular sources of information were parents (31.6%), dermatologists (26.7%), magazines and television (17.5%), pharmacists (16.2%), friends (5.3%), beauticians (1.6%) and other doctors (1.1%). Fifty-two per cent considered the information received as inadequate. Reported causal or exacerbating acne factors included: diet (62.3%), hormones (55.1%), poor hygiene (42.4%), stress (31.9%), infection (14.9%) and genetics (5.7%). Reported ameliorating factors included frequent washing (80.7%), sunbathing (38.6%) and adequate hours of sleep (32%). These notions did not differ among pupils with and without acne or among pupils receiving information from different sources (P < 0.05 in all comparisons). Smoking habits, school performance, hours of sleep, sleep disturbances and self-assessment of stress status were not statistically significantly different between pupils with and without acne. Among pupils with acne 48.6% believed that acne was compromising interpersonal relations while 64.4% believed that acne was compromising their self-image. Fifteen per cent of adolescents reported pruritus associated with their acne lesions. CONCLUSION: Beliefs of Greek adolescents about acne were shown to be similar to those of pupils in other developed countries.
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Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Adaptación Psicológica / Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud / Acné Vulgar Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Patient_preference Límite: Adolescent / Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol Asunto de la revista: DERMATOLOGIA / DOENCAS SEXUALMENTE TRANSMISSIVEIS Año: 2007 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Grecia Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Adaptación Psicológica / Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud / Acné Vulgar Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Patient_preference Límite: Adolescent / Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol Asunto de la revista: DERMATOLOGIA / DOENCAS SEXUALMENTE TRANSMISSIVEIS Año: 2007 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Grecia Pais de publicación: Reino Unido