The Development of an Inventory of Beliefs, Behaviors and Treatment of Acne - ICA

• Autor(a) principal: Rebelo-Neves, Catarina
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Outros Autores: Amaral Dias, Carlos, Torgal, Jorge
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.74.2.549
• topic: Acne Vulgaris/psychology; Health Knowledge; Attitudes; Practice; Social Perception; Surveys and Questionnaires; Acne Vulgar/psicologia; Conhecimentos; Atitudes e Prática em Saúde; Inquéritos e Questionários; Percepção Social

Introduction: Acne is a disease with psychological consequences to patients based on personal and social factors and with a strong influence on the quality of life. The lack of information contributes to and nourishes beliefs and misunderstandings on acne that keep growing and find popular support in their mystification worldwide, although mostly without any scientific evidence.Material and Methods: The present study is based on 75 interviews, 45 to Acne patients and 30 to Portuguese healthcare professionals and aims to contribute to a better understanding of acne in Portugal and to develop an instrument that is able to identify the main beliefs on Acne, comprising three dimensions: beliefs, behaviors and treatment.Results: We have identified beliefs that are transversal to different countries in which concerns their influence on acne: diet, stress and lack of hygiene are considered to worsen Acne whereas sunlight and face washing favor its improvement.Conclusions: It is important to know to what extent individuals with acne get information, seek for treatment and how that treatment evolves. A systematic, objective and universal process of data collection is useful to gather and treat pertinent information in order to improve the quality of information and education of Portuguese acne patients.