A vivência da Acne e as suas consequências psicológicas / The Acne experience and its psychological consequences

Authors

  • Catarina Rebelo Neves Brazilian Journals Publicações de Periódicos, São José dos Pinhais, Paraná
  • Carlos Augusto Amaral Dias
  • Jorge Torgal Garcia
  • Sara Alexandra da Fonseca Marques Simões Dias

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34119/bjhrv4n1-111

Keywords:

Acne, Impacto psicológico, Qualidade de vida, Coping, Crenças.

Abstract

Além da componente física, a Acne possui consequências psicológicas que podem afetar a qualidade de vida do paciente, a sua autoimagem e a sua autoestima.

O presente estudo procurou identificar as características e o impacto psicológico associado à vivência subjetiva de ter Acne por parte de uma amostra composta por 1.666 sujeitos de nacionalidade portuguesa, com idade compreendida entre os 17 e os 49 anos, tendo-se dividido a amostra em três grupos: sujeitos sem Acne, sujeitos que tiveram Acne, e sujeitos com Acne. Aplicou-se um protocolo constituído por instrumentos para medir a qualidade de vida, a ansiedade, depressão e o stresse, as estratégias de coping, a alexitimia, e as crenças e comportamentos à volta da Acne.

Com base nos resultados deste estudo, poder-se-á deduzir que  a qualidade de vida parece não sofrer qualquer impacto com a Acne ligeira. Sofre apenas um pequeno impacto com a Acne quando esta é percecionada como moderada ou grave. As crenças sobre a Acne são genericamente coincidentes com as crenças veiculadas pelos dermatologistas, o que indicia que os sujeitos da amostra estão bem esclarecidos sobre a Acne. A maioria dos sujeitos é não alexitimico, ou seja, não revela qualquer problema relacionado com a identificação, descrição e expressão dos sentimentos, emoções e sensações corporais. Apesar de não haver relação estatisticamente significativa entre indicadores de depressão e a ansiedade e a Acne, essa relação existe com o stresse, sendo a resposta ao mesmo através de estratégias de coping dominantemente adaptativas.

 

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Published

2021-01-14

How to Cite

NEVES, C. R.; DIAS, C. A. A.; GARCIA, J. T.; SIMÕES DIAS, S. A. da F. M. A vivência da Acne e as suas consequências psicológicas / The Acne experience and its psychological consequences. Brazilian Journal of Health Review, [S. l.], v. 4, n. 1, p. 1266–1294, 2021. DOI: 10.34119/bjhrv4n1-111. Disponível em: https://ojs.brazilianjournals.com.br/ojs/index.php/BJHR/article/view/23199. Acesso em: 29 mar. 2024.

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