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Acne across Europe: an online survey on perceptions and management of acne.

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Szepietowski, J C Wolkenstein, P Veraldi, S Tennstedt, D [UCL] Machovcová, A Delarue, A

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.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article)
Publication date 2018
Language Anglais
Journal information "Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology" - Vol. 32, no.3, p. 463-466 (2018)
Peer reviewed yes
Publisher Blackwell
issn 0926-9959
e-issn 1468-3083
Publication status Publié
Affiliation UCL - (SLuc) Service de dermatologie
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Bibliographic reference Szepietowski, J C ; Wolkenstein, P ; Veraldi, S ; Tennstedt, D ; Machovcová, A ; et. al. Acne across Europe: an online survey on perceptions and management of acne.. In: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, Vol. 32, no.3, p. 463-466 (2018)
Permanent URL http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/196364