Preliminary evaluation of selected psychological parameters in patients with acne
Journal Title: Dermatologia Kliniczna - Year 2010, Vol 12, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction: Acne vulgaris is the most common skin disease. This chronic skin disorder induces negative psychological and social effects such as anxiety, depression and a reduction in social functioning. Consequences of acne can be seen for many years, also in patients suffering from a self-limiting acne of adolescents. Aim of the study: The aim of the study was to evaluate the methods of coping with stress, components of temperament and anxiety in patients with acne vulgaris. Material and methods: The preliminary study was conducted on the group of 32 patients: 27 women and 5 men, aged from 16 to 34 years with a moderate acne vulgaris. Coping Inventory for Stressful Situation (CISS) questionnaire was used to evaluate the methods of coping with stress. Anxiety was analyzed with the use of State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) whereas components of temperament were assessed with EAS-D-questionnaire (Emotionality, Activity and Sociability Temperament Survey). Results: There was no difference in methods of coping with stress between acne patients and the normalization group; most commonly presented by acne patients was the task-oriented coping while the least often noticed was the avoidance-oriented coping. Analysis of temperament showed the highest rate for anger and the lowest rate for dissatisfaction but no difference between the study- and the normalisation-group was found. The acne patients achieved higher results for state--anxiety than for trait-anxiety measured with STAI. Conclusions: Relying on the obtained results of the pilot-study could be stated that there are no differences in methods of coping with stress and analysis of temperament’s components between patients with moderate acne and normalization group. The study will be continued among more numerous group, also with severe acne.
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Anita Rokowska-Waluch, Bartosz Piasecki, Marcin Cybulski, Ewa Mojs, Mariola Pawlaczyk
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