Filka Georgieva Georgieva

The self-esteem and body image are closely connected with the adaptation and acceptance of individual in the society. That’s why the skin imperfections on the visible parts of the body have a significantly great impact on psycho-emotional status of such patients. The aim of this research was to study the psycho-emotional status of patients with rosacea. Material and Methods: The presented monocentric, prospective study includes 52 out-patients, with rosacea. The psycho-emotional status was determined by the 14item Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale (HAD-A and HAD-D). All results were statistically analyzed. Results: The HADS-A score was 8, 64 ± 3, 06 distributed as: in 25, 05% of patients the rate of anxiety was normal (0-7); 46, 15% had mild anxiety- (8-10) and 28, 8% had moderate anxiety (11-14). The HADS-D score was 6, 2 ± 2, 68 and show the following distribution: 38, 46% without signs of depression; 44, 23% with mild degree and 17, 31% with moderate degree of depression. There were no correlation between the severity of rosacea and the ratios of anxiety and depression. Conclusion: The self-esteem and body image have serious influence on patients’ psycho-emotional status.