@article{article_1680153, title={Healthy lifestyle behaviors and perceived stress in seborrheic dermatitis patients: A case-control study}, journal={Ege Tıp Dergisi}, volume={64}, pages={674–681}, year={2025}, DOI={10.19161/etd.1680153}, url={https://izlik.org/JA74LL66NS}, author={Hacınecipoğlu, Fatmanur and Çelik, Gökçen and Öner, Ümran and Kartal, Pelin}, keywords={Seborrheic dermatitis, HPLP II, perceived stress, lifestyle, stress management, case-control}, abstract={Aim: This study investigated health-promoting lifestyle behaviors and perceived stress in seborrheic dermatitis (SD) patients compared with healthy controls and examined the associations of these measures with disease severity and duration. Materials and Methods: One hundred SD patients and 100 healthy controls were enrolled. Participants completed the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP II) and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). Group comparisons were performed using independent t-tests and chi-square tests, while Spearman correlation analysis evaluated associations among HPLP II scores, SDASI, disease duration, and PSS. Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05. Results: Overall HPLP II total scores did not differ significantly between groups (p = 0.631). However, SD patients had significantly lower Spiritual Growth (p = 0.025) and Stress Management scores (p = 0.038), and significantly higher Health Responsibility scores (p = 0.027) compared with controls. The PSS score was significantly higher in SD patients (p = 0.048). Among SD patients, severe disease was associated with lower Nutrition (p = 0.030) and Stress Management scores (p = 0.016). Additionally, the Stress Management subscale was inversely correlated with SDASI (p = 0.030) and disease duration (p = 0.016). Conclusion: These findings indicate that SD patients exhibit deficits in key lifestyle domains—particularly in spiritual growth and stress management—along with elevated perceived stress. The results underline the potential for lifestyle and stress reduction interventions to improve clinical outcomes in seborrheic dermatitis and provide a solid basis for future integrative treatment strategies.}, number={4}