PMID- 17507843
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20070917
LR  - 20220317
IS  - 0151-9638 (Print)
IS  - 0151-9638 (Linking)
VI  - 134
IP  - 5 Pt 1
DP  - 2007 May
TI  - [Clinical and psychological correlation in acne: use of the ECLA and CADI 
      scales].
PG  - 451-5
AB  - BACKGROUND: The psychological consequences of acne are frequently unrelated to 
      the severity of the actual lesions. Thus, a number of scales have been designed 
      and validated to allow quantitation of the severity of acne, such as the ECLA 
      scale (Echelle de Cotation des Lesions d'Acne or Acne Lesion Score Scale) while 
      others are designed to evaluate quality of life, such as the CADI (Cardiff Acne 
      Disability Index) questionnaire recently validated in the French language. The 
      purpose of this study was to use both of these scales in individual applications 
      in order to determine whether or not any correlation exists between the two 
      specific tools and to determine the two groups of patients affected by acne. 
      METHODS: One hundred and twenty-eight acne patients (21+/-6.8 years) seen by 
      seven dermatologists were included in this study. The severity of their acne was 
      evaluated using the ECLA scale; the seven participating dermatologists were 
      trained in the use of this scoring system. In addition, patients completed the 
      CADI quality-of-life questionnaire after their consultation. Each factor on the 
      ECLA was compared with each item in the CADI questionnaire by means of analysis 
      of variance. RESULTS: There was no correlation between overall scores on the ECLA 
      and CADI scales (r(2)=0.0242). However, a positive correlation was observed 
      between overall CADI score and factors F1 and F3 in the ECLA scale (p=0.0085 and 
      p=0.0373 respectively). In contrast, the global score on the ECLA scale was 
      significantly correlated with item 5 of the CADI questionnaire, namely patients' 
      perception of their acne (p=0.0035). CONCLUSION: Acne, even in mild forms, has a 
      detrimental psychological effect on patients. The ECLA score coupled with the 
      CADI assessment system appear to be two useful and complementary scores for use 
      in complete acne patient management.
FAU - Dreno, B
AU  - Dreno B
AD  - Departement de Dermatologie, CHU Nantes, Hotel-Dieu, Nantes, France. 
      bdreno@wanadoo.fr
FAU - Alirezai, M
AU  - Alirezai M
FAU - Auffret, N
AU  - Auffret N
FAU - Beylot, C
AU  - Beylot C
FAU - Chivot, M
AU  - Chivot M
FAU - Daniel, F
AU  - Daniel F
FAU - Faure, M
AU  - Faure M
FAU - Lambert, D
AU  - Lambert D
FAU - Poli, F
AU  - Poli F
FAU - Merial-Kieny, C
AU  - Merial-Kieny C
FAU - Nocera, T
AU  - Nocera T
LA  - fre
PT  - English Abstract
PT  - Journal Article
TT  - Correlation clinique et psychologique dans l'acne: utilisation des grilles ECLA 
      et CADI.
PL  - France
TA  - Ann Dermatol Venereol
JT  - Annales de dermatologie et de venereologie
JID - 7702013
SB  - IM
MH  - Acne Vulgaris/*classification/physiopathology/*psychology
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - *Emotions
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Regression Analysis
MH  - Severity of Illness Index
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
EDAT- 2007/05/18 09:00
MHDA- 2007/09/18 09:00
CRDT- 2007/05/18 09:00
PHST- 2007/05/18 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2007/09/18 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2007/05/18 09:00 [entrez]
AID - MDOI-AD-05-2007-134-5-0151-9638-101019-200520004 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/s0151-9638(07)89212-x [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Ann Dermatol Venereol. 2007 May;134(5 Pt 1):451-5. doi: 
      10.1016/s0151-9638(07)89212-x.