Quality of Life Assessed Using Skindex-16 Scores Among Patients With Acne Receiving Isotretinoin Treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Acne is a common dermatologic condition and significantly affects psychosocial health and quality of life. An international task force recommended routine use of quality-of-life measures for clinic visits associated with acne management, but this has yet to translate into clinical practice.

Objective

To assess mean Skindex-16 scores over time among patients with moderate to severe acne receiving isotretinoin treatment.

Design, setting, and participants

A longitudinal, retrospective case series study of Skindex-16 data collected at monthly visits from 57 consecutive patients with acne receiving isotretinoin; data were collected and evaluated between November 23, 2016, and January 22, 2019. Continuous variables were compared using quantile regression. Multiva

SUBMITTER: Secrest AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7344833 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature