Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.
Department of Dermatology, Hôpital Henri Mondor, APHP, UPEC, Créteil, France.
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2018 Mar;32(3):463-466. doi: 10.1111/jdv.14719. Epub 2017 Dec 18.
Acne is common among young people.
To describe the burden, management and sources of advice of acne in a representative sample of young people in Europe.
This cross-sectional survey was conducted in a representative sample of individuals aged 15-24 years from Belgium, Czech and Slovak Republics, France, Italy, Poland and Spain (n = 3099).
Most individuals considered their acne (all severity stages) to be no/minor problem, although 29.7% considered it a major problem/burden. Over-the-counter (OTC) topical treatments were used more frequently than prescribed treatments. Acne was diagnosed by physicians in 47.6% of cases; other health professionals (nurses, pharmacists) or patients accounted for the remainder of diagnoses. Physicians were the source of acne information in just over one-quarter of cases (27.0%). The vast majority of advice was from friends/family and the Internet.
Almost one-third of young people consider acne to be a major problem/burden. Fewer than half of acne diagnoses are made by a physician, and acne is often self-managed using OTC treatments.
痤疮在年轻人中很常见。
在欧洲年轻人的代表性样本中描述痤疮的负担、管理和建议来源。
本横断面调查在来自比利时、捷克共和国和斯洛伐克、法国、意大利、波兰和西班牙的 15-24 岁代表性个体样本中进行（n=3099）。
大多数个体认为他们的痤疮（所有严重程度阶段）为无/轻度问题，尽管 29.7%的人认为它是一个主要问题/负担。非处方（OTC）局部治疗比处方治疗更常用。在 47.6%的情况下，由医生诊断痤疮；其余的诊断由其他卫生专业人员（护士、药剂师）或患者做出。医生仅在略超过四分之一的情况下（27.0%）提供痤疮信息。绝大多数建议来自朋友/家人和互联网。
近三分之一的年轻人认为痤疮是一个主要问题/负担。不到一半的痤疮诊断由医生做出，而且痤疮通常使用 OTC 治疗进行自我管理。
