title: Predictive value of obsessive compulsive symptoms involving the skin on quality of life in patients with acne vulgaris.
abstract: Acne is one of the most common dermatological diseases, and obsessive compulsive disorder is among the most frequent psychiatric conditions seen in dermatology clinics. Comorbidity of these conditions may therefore be expected. The aim of this study was to measure obsessive compulsive symptoms and quality of life in patients with acne vulgaris, compare them with those of healthy control subjects, and determine whether there is any predictive value of obsessive compulsive symptoms for quality of life in patients with acne. Obsessive compulsive symptoms and quality of life measurements of 146 patients with acne vulgaris and 94 healthy control subjects were made using the Maudsley Obsessive Compulsive Questionnaire and Short Form-36 in a cross-sectional design. Patients with acne vulgaris had lower scores for physical functioning, physical role dysfunction, general health perception, vitality, and emotional role dysfunction. They also had higher scores for checking, slowness, and rumination. The only predictor of physical functioning and vitality dimensions of health-related quality of life in these patients was rumination score. Obsessive compulsive symptoms in patients with acne vulgaris are higher than in controls, and this may correlate with both disease severity and quality of life for patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Dicle University College (School) Medicine, Dicle, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yasin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bez
authors.forename: Yavuz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yesilova
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arı
authors.forename: Mehmet Cemal
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.forename: Gokay
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Alpak
authors.forename: Mahmut
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bulut
mesh_terms: D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011788:Quality of Life; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult