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Severity of Acne Vulgaris: Comparison of Two Assessment Methods

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Author	Alsulaimani, Hadeel Kokandi, Amal Khawandanh, Shahad Hamad, Rahf
Copyright Year	2020
Description	Journal: Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology Purpose: Numerous tools are available to assess acne severity. It is important to have an acceptable and easy to use tool for acne assessment for many reasons, such as initial assessment and follow-ups, clinical trials, and comparisons of clinical studies. The aim was to investigate the agreement between different observers (inter-observer variation) in the evaluation using the Global Acne Grading System (GAGS) and Investigator Global Assessment of Acne (IGA). Besides, to investigate the correlation between the assessment scores and its relation to the quality of life scales Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) and the Cardiff Acne Disability Index (CADI). Patients and Methods: This was a prospective study. Four investigators involved to evaluate the study subject surveyed 54 patients complaining of acne using IGA and GAGS scores (DLQI and CADI). Results: A significant relation was seen between GAGS and IGA (Pearson chi-square test p= 0.001), and they demonstrated excellent inter-rater reliability. There was no correlation between IGA and quality of life measures (CADI nor DLQI). However, there was a significant weak correlation between GAGS and CADI. Conclusion: The two methods for acne severity assessment are reliable, and they are correlated. Quality of life concerning acne is not correlated with the severity of the disease.
Related Links	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7532287/pdf https://www.dovepress.com/getfile.php?fileID=61875
Ending Page	716
Page Count	6
Starting Page	711
ISSN	11787015
DOI	10.2147/ccid.s266320
Journal	Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology
Volume Number	ume 13
Language	English
Publisher	Informa UK Limited
Publisher Date	2020-09-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Journal: Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology Integrative and Complementary Medicine
Content Type	Text
Subject	Dermatology

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