Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey.
Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey.
J Cosmet Dermatol. 2024 Oct;23(10):3312-3318. doi: 10.1111/jocd.16477. Epub 2024 Jul 17.
Social media and internet usage is undeniably high. Misinformation obtained from the internet and wrong treatment methods can cause serious problems in patients with acne vulgaris (AV). In this study, the sociodemographic data of AV patients, their frequency of using the internet as an information source, the relationship between them, and their attitudes and behaviors regarding their disease due to these programs were examined.
481 patients aged 14 and over diagnosed with AV were included in the study. It was conducted in a descriptive cross-sectional type. Acne severity of all patients included in the study was determined using the Global Acne Grading System.
78.3 percent of participants use social media to get information about AV. It was determined that men and single people used social media about their illnesses at a statistically significantly higher rate than women and married people (p = 0.004). In addition, patients aged 13-18 and high school graduates use social media as a source of information about their diseases, and this rate is statistically significantly higher (p < 0.001).
Especially in the last decade, the use of social media tools to spread health messages has increased significantly. Because it has a chronic course and can cause cosmetic problems, AV patients may frequently resort to communication sources such as social media. Considering the possibility of social media misinforming patients, physicians should be aware that their patients with AV frequently use social media and should improve themselves in creating correct awareness on this issue.
社交媒体和互联网的使用是不可否认的。从互联网上获取的错误信息和错误的治疗方法可能会给寻常性痤疮（AV）患者带来严重问题。在这项研究中，检查了 AV 患者的社会人口统计学数据、他们作为信息来源使用互联网的频率、他们之间的关系，以及他们对这些程序的疾病的态度和行为。
将 481 名年龄在 14 岁及以上的 AV 患者纳入研究。采用描述性横断面研究设计。研究中包括的所有患者的痤疮严重程度均使用全球痤疮分级系统确定。
78.3%的参与者使用社交媒体获取有关 AV 的信息。与女性和已婚者相比，男性和单身者在统计学上更高频率地使用社交媒体了解自己的疾病（p=0.004）。此外，13-18 岁的患者和高中毕业生使用社交媒体作为了解疾病的信息来源，这一比例在统计学上显著更高（p<0.001）。
特别是在过去十年中，使用社交媒体工具传播健康信息的情况显著增加。由于 AV 具有慢性病程且会导致美容问题，因此 AV 患者可能会经常求助于社交媒体等交流来源。考虑到社交媒体可能会向患者提供错误信息的可能性，医生应该意识到他们的 AV 患者经常使用社交媒体，并应该在这一问题上提高自己的正确意识。
