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Age-specific physical and mental health status in Italian patients with hidradenitis suppurativa: a comparison with the general population

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Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) has a considerable impact on quality of life. Despite comparisons of health status between HS patients and the general population have been done, there is a need to make more meaningful comparisons, such as age-specific ones. The objective of the study was to compare age-specific physical and mental health status in Italian patients with HS to that of a representative sample of the Italian general population. We conducted a cross-sectional, observational study on consecutive HS patients. Patients’ health status was measured using the 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) and in the general population using the 12-item version (SF-12). The mean scores of the physical component summary (PCS) and the mental component summary (MCS) from the two instruments were graphically compared in different age categories according to sex and clinical severity. Data were complete for 298 HS patients. Young patients with HS reported a physical and mental health status similar to that of elderly people from the general population. Even HS patients with mild-to-moderate clinical severity had a consistently worse health status than the reference population. In conclusion, HS deeply affects patients’ physical and mental status, starting from a very young age. An early intervention is advisable, not only with pharmacological treatment, but also with an appropriate discussion and interaction with the patient to focus on the aspects that would reduce the psychosocial impact of their condition.

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This study was supported in part by the “Progetto Ricerca Corrente 2018” of the Italian Ministry of Health, Rome, Italy.

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  1. Clinical Epidemiology Unit, IDI-IRCCS, Via dei Monti di Creta, 104, 00167, Rome, Italy

    Francesca Sampogna, Simona Mastroeni & Damiano Abeni

  2. 1st Dermatological Unit, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy

    Luca Fania

  3. 5th Dermatological Unit, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy

    Davide Ciccone

  4. Medical Direction, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy

    Annarita Panebianco

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Sampogna, F., Fania, L., Mastroeni, S. et al. Age-specific physical and mental health status in Italian patients with hidradenitis suppurativa: a comparison with the general population. Arch Dermatol Res 313, 41–47 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00403-020-02063-4

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