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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Tan, Jerry
• Frey, Marc P.
• Knezevic, Sanja
• Poulin, Yves
• Lynde, Charles W.
• Gulliver, Wayne P.
• Gupta, Aditya K.
• Sebaldt, Rolf J.
• Thomas, David R.
• Sapra, Sheetal

Titel

The Relationship Between Dermatologist- and Patient-Reported Acne Severity Measures and Treatment Recommendations

Ist Teil von

• Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery, 2015-09, Vol.19 (5), p.464-469

Ort / Verlag

Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications

Erscheinungsjahr

2015

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Background: Acne treatment recommendations for individual patients may be derived from multiple factors including dermatologist- and patient-reported constructs. Objectives: To evaluate the effects of dermatologist- and patient-reported measures on acne treatment recommendations by dermatologists. Methods: An observational cross-sectional survey of acne patients was conducted with patient-reported quality of life and dermatologist-reported measures of primary and secondary (scar) acne severity using 3 assessment approaches: maximal regional grade, total grade, and facial grade. Results: The most highly associated factors with acne treatment recommendations were patient emotions, maximal regional acne severity, and total acne scar grade. Better acne-specific quality of life was negatively related to acne treatment recommendation intensity, while all 3 grading approaches were positively related to acne treatment recommendations. Conclusions: For dermatologists, overall acne severity is most highly associated with maximal regional acne grade, total scar grade, and patient’s emotional response to acne.