Young people's perceptions of acne and acne treatments: secondary analysis of qualitative interview data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acne vulgaris is a common skin condition affecting approximately 95% of adolescents to some extent. First-line treatments are topical preparations but nonadherence is common. A substantial proportion of patients take long courses of oral antibiotics, associated with antibiotic resistance.

Objectives

This study aimed to explore young people's views and experiences of acne and its treatments.

Methods

We report a secondary thematic analysis of interview data collected by researchers in the Health Experiences Research Group (HERG), University of Oxford. A total of 25 transcripts from young people aged 13-24 years with acne were included.

Results

Acne is often perceived as a short-term self-limiting condition of adolescence and this appears to have implic

SUBMITTER: Ip A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7496424 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature