Psychological factors in acne: A focus on psychological trauma
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Psychological factors in acne: A focus on psychological trauma
IRAS ID
161253
Contact name
Zoe Chouliara
Contact email
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 2 months, 30 days
Research summary
The proposed small scale pilot will aim at exploring the psychological factors at play in patients with acne, and their association with perceived and objective clinical severity. We will focus in particular on the traumatic experience of the disease. This project is being undertaken as part of a wider developing audit in the Dermatology Department within NHS Tayside, which aims at identifying and consequently addressing the psychological needs of their patients.
Participants will be consecutive patients with acne aged at least 18 years old, seen in the outpatient clinics of the Dermatology Department in NHS Tayside. Potential participants will be informed about the research by their clinician during an outpatients appointment and if interested, given an information sheet and consent form to review. Verbal consent will be sought by the clinician to give the potential participant's contact details to the Chief Investigator (CI)/Research Assistant (RA). If agreeable, the CI/RA will contact the potential participant after at least 24 hours to arrange a mutually agreed time for meeting.
If the potential participant has read the information sheet, fit our inclusion criteria, are not deemed to be distressed by their attending clinician and want to take part, they will be included. Participants will complete a number of standardised questionnaires and a demographics information sheet in the outpatients' clinic with the CI/RA present. The questionnaires include questions on psychological trauma history and symptomatology, general psychological distress, appearance related distress and perceived severity of condition. Clinical severity of their acne will be taken from patient files after questionnaire completion by NHS staff.
Participants will also be given a debrief letter and additional forms of support and information to take home with them. Participants will not be contacted for follow-up.
REC name
South East Scotland REC 02
REC reference
14/SS/1072
Date of REC Opinion
24 Oct 2014
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion