Acne across Europe: an online survey on perceptions and management of acne.
(2018) Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology — Vol. 32, n° 3, p. 463-466 (2018)
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- 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.
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Szepietowski, J. C., Wolkenstein, P., Veraldi, S., Tennstedt, D., Machovcová, A., & Delarue, A. (2018). Acne across Europe: an online survey on perceptions and management of acne. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 32(3), 463-466. https://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.14719 (Original work published 2018)