Elradi Mona, Hamed Dina E, Eltwansy Maha S, Hosny Doaa
Dermatology, Venereology and Andrology Department, Zagazig University Hospitals, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
Public Health and Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
Skin Appendage Disord. 2025 Jun;11(3):255-261. doi: 10.1159/000543051. Epub 2024 Dec 10.
Nowadays, the impact of acne on the psyche of patients is evident to physicians and patients themselves. Studies concerned with the relation between acne and quality of life (QOL) are scarce in the Middle East.
This prospective cross-sectional study included 247 patients. The severity of acne was evaluated using the Global Acne Grading System (GAGS). Then, patients were asked to fill in the Arabic versions of the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) and the Cardiff Acne Disability Index (CADI).
The mean CADI and DLQI scores were 6 ± 3.2 and 9.8 ± 5.5, respectively. There was a weakly significant positive correlation between CADI and GAGS, gender, cheek, chin, chest, and upper back localization of lesions ( ≤ 0.05). Moreover, there was a weakly significant positive correlation between only GAGS and DLQI ( = 0.125, = 0.000).
Acne has an evident negative impact on the QOL of the participants. Assessing the QOL of acne patients and psychiatric consultation are advised to be standard measures of any management approach for acne patients for their well-being.
如今，痤疮对患者心理的影响，医生和患者自身都有目共睹。中东地区关于痤疮与生活质量（QOL）关系的研究较少。
这项前瞻性横断面研究纳入了247名患者。使用全球痤疮分级系统（GAGS）评估痤疮的严重程度。然后，要求患者填写皮肤病生活质量指数（DLQI）和加的夫痤疮残疾指数（CADI）的阿拉伯语版本。
CADI和DLQI的平均得分分别为6±3.2和9.8±5.5。CADI与GAGS、性别、脸颊、下巴、胸部和上背部皮损部位之间存在微弱的显著正相关（≤0.05）。此外，仅GAGS与DLQI之间存在微弱的显著正相关（=0.125，=0.000）。
痤疮对参与者的生活质量有明显的负面影响。建议评估痤疮患者的生活质量并进行心理咨询，作为痤疮患者任何管理方法中促进其健康的标准措施。
