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Table 2 Specific responses to Cardiff Acne Disability Index (CADI)

From: Acne vulgaris: prevalence, severity, and impact on quality of life and self-esteem among Egyptian adolescents

 

n (%) (n = 192)

Felt aggressive, frustrated, or embarrassed

Not at all

68 (35.42)

A little

70 (36.46)

A lot

32 (16.66)

Very much indeed

22 (11.46)

Mean ± SD (1.04 ± 0.99)

 

Social interference

Not at all

100 (52.08)

Occasionally or in only some activities

59 (30.73)

Moderately, in most activities

19 (9.90)

Severely, affecting all activities

14 (7.29)

Mean ± SD (0.72 ± 0.91)

 

Avoidance of public changing

Not at all

137 (71.35)

Occasionally

27 (14.06)

Most of the time

21 (10.94)

All of the time

7 (3.65)

Mean ± SD (0.47 ± 0.83)

 

Patient psychological state

Not bothered

42 (21.88)

Occasionally concerned

68 (35.42)

Usually concerned

54 (28.12)

Very depressed and miserable

28 (14.58)

Mean ± SD (1.35 ± 0.98)

 

Subjective assessment of acne severity (perceived as a problem)

Not a problem

21 (10.94)

A minor problem

102 (53.12)

A major problem

47 (24.48)

The worst it could possibly be

22 (11.46)

Mean ± SD (1.36 ± 0.82)