Improving the disease awareness: how a communication campaign brings hidradenitis suppurativa to the light
- Creators
- Ribero S.
- Dapavo P.
- Casalegno C.
- Alaibac M.
- Argenziano G.
- Arpaia N. G.
- Bagnoni G.
- Berti E.
- Bianchi L.
- Bianchini D.
- Calzavara Pinton P.
- Cannavo S. P.
- Congedo M.
- Corrao S.
- Costanzo A.
- Cusano F.
- Dattola S.
- Dattoli S.
- Deledda S.
- Donini M.
- Fabbrocini G.
- Teresa Fierro M.
- Foti C.
- Galluccio A. G.
- Gatti A.
- Rene Girardelli C.
- Girolomoni G.
- Lemme G.
- Malagoli P.
- Malara G.
- Mercuri S. R.
- Micali G.
- Montesu M. A.
- Offidani A.
- Papini M.
- Parodi A.
- Patrizi A.
- Pellacani G.
- Peris K.
- Piccirillo A.
- Pigatto P.
- Pimpinelli N.
- Potenza C.
- Provenzano E.
- Romanelli M.
- Rongioletti F.
- Savoia P.
- Simonacci M.
- Sirna R.
- Stinco G.
- Valenti G.
- Zalaudek I.
- Others:
- Ribero, S.
- Dapavo, P.
- Casalegno, C.
- Alaibac, M.
- Argenziano, G.
- Arpaia, N. G.
- Bagnoni, G.
- Berti, E.
- Bianchi, L.
- Bianchini, D.
- Calzavara Pinton, P.
- Cannavo, S. P.
- Congedo, M.
- Corrao, S.
- Costanzo, A.
- Cusano, F.
- Dattola, S.
- Dattoli, S.
- Deledda, S.
- Donini, M.
- Fabbrocini, G.
- Teresa Fierro, M.
- Foti, C.
- Galluccio, A. G.
- Gatti, A.
- Rene Girardelli, C.
- Girolomoni, G.
- Lemme, G.
- Malagoli, P.
- Malara, G.
- Mercuri, S. R.
- Micali, G.
- Montesu, M. A.
- Offidani, A.
- Papini, M.
- Parodi, A.
- Patrizi, A.
- Pellacani, G.
- Peris, K.
- Piccirillo, A.
- Pigatto, P.
- Pimpinelli, N.
- Potenza, C.
- Provenzano, E.
- Romanelli, M.
- Rongioletti, F.
- Savoia, P.
- Simonacci, M.
- Sirna, R.
- Stinco, G.
- Valenti, G.
- Zalaudek, I.
Description
Background: Hidradenitis suppurativa is an inflammatory skin disease that presents a recurrence of painful and suppurating lesions in the apocrine gland-bearing regions, with a strong impact on the patients' life quality. Despite its peculiar presentation, early forms are often underestimated by patients and this would inevitably result in late diagnosis and delayed therapy. Objectives: Improved communication around the disease could facilitate self-diagnosis and a quicker response from healthcare practitioners, especially in this moment when we dispose of effective treatment against this disease. Methods: A HS awareness campaign was conducted for 2 years with the help of a media agency and a patients' association. Results: Results confirm that a better communication has a strong impact on the disease awareness. Conclusions: This paper demonstrates that the more this disease awareness is carried on, the more quick, effective and efficient the patient's management could be.
Additional details
- URL
- http://hdl.handle.net/11567/1012122
- URN
- urn:oai:iris.unige.it:11567/1012122
- Origin repository
- UNIGE