HUBUNGAN TINGKAT KEPARAHAN AKNE VULGARIS DENGAN KUALITAS HIDUP MAHASISWA PROGRAM STUDI ILMU KOMUNIKASI UNIVERSITAS ISLAM INDONESIA

Abstract

Background : Acne vulgaris is a common inflammatory disease of the pilosebaceous glands in adolescents and young adults. Acne can interfere with and affect physical appearance, self-esteem, and quality of life both psychologically, emotionally and socially, particularly in active young adult students Objective : To know the relationship between acne vulgaris severity with the quality of life among students. Methods : This research was conducted using cross sectional. Acne severity were assessed using Physician’s Global Assessment (PGA) method from facial photographs, while quality of life were assessed using Cardiff Acne Disability Index (CADI) filled by the subject. Data were analyzed using Spearman dan Kruskal-Wallis statistic tests. Result : Forty seven students, 23 (48.9%) male and 24 (51.1%) female, were participated in this study. Acne severity were found to be almost clean in 18 subjects (38.8%), moderate in 11 (23.4%) subjects, and mild in 18 (38.8%). Quality of life were normal in 26 subjects (55.3%), moderately impaired in 19 (40.4%) and severely impaired in 2 (4.3%). The CADI score means were 4.85 in almost clean acne subjects, 4.83 in mild acne, and 4.85 in moderate acne (p=0.029, Kruskal Wallis test). Spearman correlation test between quality of life and acne severity degrees found r=0.255 and p=0.083. Conclusion : There is no correlation between the degree of acne vulgaris severity with quality of life in the students of communication science program of Universitas Islam Indonesia