{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,26]],"date-time":"2026-08-26T19:26:52Z","timestamp":1787772412483,"version":"build-2784847793"},"reference-count":14,"publisher":"Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)","issue":"6","content-domain":{"domain":["lww.com","ovid.com"],"crossmark-restriction":true},"short-container-title":[],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2022,11]]},"abstract":"<jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Background:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Hidradenitis suppurutiva (HS) is a chronic auto-inflammatory disease with recurrent painful deep-seated nodules.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Aims:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The aim of this study was to qualitatively assess patients\u2019 perception for HS.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A descriptive two-step questionnaire survey was conducted from January 2017 to December 2018. The survey was performed through self-assessed, online, standardized questionnaires. Clinico-epidemiological characteristics, medical history, comorbidities, personal perceptions and the impact of the disease on participants\u2019 professional and everyday life were recorded.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total number of 1301 Greek people completed the questionnaire. Of them, 676 (52%) reported symptoms resembling HS, whereas 206 (16%) reported that have been officially diagnosed with HS. The mean age of the study group was 39.2 \u00b1 11.3 years. More than half of the diagnosed patients (n = 110, 53.3%) reported that they developed their first symptoms between 12 and 25 years of age. Of the diagnosed patients (n = 206), the majority (n = 140, 68.0%) were females and active smokers (n = 124, 60.1%). Seventy-nine (n = 79, 38.3%) patients reported a positive family history for HS. Ninety-nine (n = 99, 48.1%) patients reported that HS has a negative effect on their social life, 95 (46.1%) on personal life, 115 (55.8%) on sexual life, 163 (79.1%) on their mental health and 128 (62.1%) on their overall quality of life.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our study showed that HS seems to be an underteated, time-consuming and cost-intensive disease.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/ijd.ijd_622_21","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,5,29]],"date-time":"2024-05-29T12:15:14Z","timestamp":1716984914000},"page":"835","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Perception and Knowledge of Hidradenitis Suppurativa in Greece"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"67","author":[{"given":"Aikaterini I.","family":"Liakou","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Marios","family":"Papadakis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Andreas G.","family":"Tsantes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Konstantina A.","family":"Tsante","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Georgios","family":"Kontochristopoulos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ioannis","family":"Marnelakis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alexandros","family":"Katoulis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Stamatios","family":"Grigoriou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dimitris","family":"Rigopoulos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"276","reference":[{"key":"R1-68-20240829","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"4742","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm10204742","article-title":"Colchicine improves clinical outcomes and quality of life in Hidradenitis Suppurativa Patients: A retrospective study","volume":"10","author":"Liakou","year":"2021","journal-title":"J Clin Med"},{"key":"R2-68-20240829","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"687","DOI":"10.1159\/000453355","article-title":"Quality of life and psychosocial implications in patients with Hidradenitis Suppurativa","volume":"232","author":"Kouris","year":"2016","journal-title":"Dermatology"},{"key":"R3-68-20240829","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1042","DOI":"10.1111\/bjd.14975","article-title":"Sexual health and quality of life are impaired in hidradenitis suppurativa: A multicentre cross-sectional study","volume":"176","author":"Janse","year":"2017","journal-title":"Br J Dermatol"},{"key":"R4-68-20240829","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"621","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jaad.2006.08.061","article-title":"Quality of life impairment in hidradenitis suppurativa: A study of 61 cases","volume":"56","author":"Wolkenstein","year":"2007","journal-title":"J Am Acad Dermatol"},{"key":"R5-68-20240829","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"61","DOI":"10.1007\/s40257-014-0105-5","article-title":"Quality-of-life impairment in patients with hidradenitis suppurativa: A Canadian study","volume":"16","author":"Alavi","year":"2015","journal-title":"Am J Clin Dermatol"},{"key":"R6-68-20240829","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e0200683","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0200683","article-title":"Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) prevalence, demographics and management pathways in Australia: A population-based cross-sectional study","volume":"13","author":"Calao","year":"2018","journal-title":"PLoS One"},{"key":"R7-68-20240829","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1546","DOI":"10.1111\/bjd.14038","article-title":"Diagnostic delay in hidradenitis suppurativa is a global problem","volume":"173","author":"Saunte","year":"2015","journal-title":"Br J Dermatol"},{"key":"R8-68-20240829","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"366","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jaad.2019.06.1301","article-title":"Evaluating patients\u2019 unmet needs in hidradenitis suppurativa: Results from the Global Survey of impact and healthcare needs (VOICE) Project","volume":"82","author":"Garg","year":"2020","journal-title":"J Am Acad Dermatol"},{"key":"R9-68-20240829","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"125","DOI":"10.1159\/000508528","article-title":"Thyroid disease and active smoking may be associated with more severe Hidradenitis Suppurativa: Data from a prospective cross sectional single-center study","volume":"237","author":"Liakou","year":"2021","journal-title":"Dermatology"},{"key":"R10-68-20240829","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"396","DOI":"10.1159\/000480379","article-title":"Low utilization of the dermatology ambulatory encounter among patients with Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A population-based retrospective cohort analysis in the USA","volume":"233","author":"Garg","year":"2017","journal-title":"Dermatology"},{"key":"R11-68-20240829","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"609","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jaad.2015.06.053","article-title":"Increased utilization of emergency department and inpatient care by patients with hidradenitis suppurativa","volume":"73","author":"Khalsa","year":"2015","journal-title":"J Am Acad Dermatol"},{"key":"R12-68-20240829","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"338","DOI":"10.1111\/bjd.17123","article-title":"To what extent do disease severity and illness perceptions explain depression, anxiety and quality of life in hidradenitis suppurativa?","volume":"180","author":"Pavon Blanco","year":"2019","journal-title":"Br J Dermatol"},{"key":"R13-68-20240829","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"755","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jaad.2016.04.067","article-title":"Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is associated with low socioeconomic status (SES): A cross-sectional reference study","volume":"75","author":"Deckers","year":"2016","journal-title":"J Am Acad Dermatol"},{"key":"R14-68-20240829","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1086","DOI":"10.1001\/jamadermatol.2018.2117","article-title":"Association of low socioeconomic status with Hidradenitis Suppurativa in the United States","volume":"154","author":"Wertenteil","year":"2018","journal-title":"JAMA Dermatol"}],"container-title":["Indian Journal of Dermatology"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/www.ovid.com\/10.4103\/ijd.ijd_622_21","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,26]],"date-time":"2026-08-26T18:45:16Z","timestamp":1787769916000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/www.ovid.com\/10.4103\/ijd.ijd_622_21"}},"subtitle":["A Cross-Sectional Study of 1301 Individuals"],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2022,11]]},"references-count":14,"journal-issue":{"issue":"6","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2022]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4103\/ijd.ijd_622_21","relation":{},"ISSN":["0019-5154"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0019-5154","type":"print"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2022,11]]}}}