Adolescent Acne Experience and Management in Adolescent-Caregiver Dyads
Drexel University College of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Overview:
Acne impacts most adolescents, but many do not treat their acne. Caregivers want to help adolescents manage their acne, and adolescents want their help. We need to understand how we can better involve caregivers in acne management. This project will interview 30 adolescents and their caregivers individually and together to describe how they communicate, choose treatment, and maintain treatment for adolescent acne. We will also explore how they view pilot interventions tailored to both the adolescent and caregiver, such as educational materials, treatment decision aids, and patient activation tools. We will include diverse perspectives by interviewing adolescents of various genders. We hope to develop resources that increase access to personalized acne care. I will learn about qualitative research from Dr. Howa Yeung to improve adolescent acne management. The PeDRA Research Fellowship will further my goal to be an academic pediatric dermatologist that improves skin health for adolescents, especially LGBTQ+ adolescents.
Status:
This was funded through a 2025 PeDRA Research Fellowship Grant.