Rigopoulos D, Gregoriou S, Ifandi A, Efstathiou G, Georgala S, Chalkias J, Katsambas A
University of Athens, Department of Dermatology, A Sygros Hospital, Athens, Greece.
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2007 Jul;21(6):806-10. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2006.02091.x.
Information on the understanding of acne in adolescents has only occasionally been reported in the medical literature.
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.
Three-hundred and forty-seven students (aged 13-18) of four Athenian high schools completed a self-reported questionnaire.
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.
Beliefs of Greek adolescents about acne were shown to be similar to those of pupils in other developed countries.
医学文献中偶尔会报道有关青少年对痤疮理解的信息。
评估希腊高中生对痤疮病因、加重因素、信息来源以及对其日常生活和学业表现影响的看法。
雅典四所高中的347名学生（年龄13 - 18岁）完成了一份自我报告问卷。
自我报告有痤疮的占59.2%（187/316）。常见的信息来源是父母（31.6%）、皮肤科医生（26.7%）、杂志和电视（17.5%）、药剂师（16.2%）、朋友（5.3%）、美容师（1.6%）和其他医生（1.1%）。52%的人认为所获得的信息不足。报告的导致或加重痤疮的因素包括：饮食（62.3%）、激素（55.1%）、卫生习惯差（42.4%）、压力（31.9%）、感染（14.9%）和遗传（5.7%）。报告的改善因素包括频繁清洗（80.7%）、日光浴（38.6%）和充足的睡眠时间（32%）。这些观念在有痤疮和无痤疮的学生之间以及从不同来源获取信息的学生之间没有差异（所有比较中P < 0.05）。有痤疮和无痤疮的学生在吸烟习惯、学业表现、睡眠时间、睡眠障碍和压力状态自我评估方面没有统计学显著差异。在有痤疮的学生中，48.6%认为痤疮影响人际关系，64.4%认为痤疮影响自我形象。15%的青少年报告痤疮皮损伴有瘙痒。
希腊青少年对痤疮的看法与其他发达国家的学生相似。
